Historie di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino: Al santissimo et beatissimo padre signore nostro Clemente VII. Pont. Mass.
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| Alternative Title: | Il principe di Nicolo Machiavelli, al magnifico Lorenzo di Piero de Medici La vita di castruccio castracani da lucca ... Discorsi di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino, sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio, a Zanobi Buondelmonti et a Cosimo Rucellai. I sette libri dell'arte della guerra, di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino. L'asino;o d'oro di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino; con tutte l'altre sue operette, sa contenenza delle quali haurai nella segvente carta. |
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| Language: | Italian |
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1550.
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| Collection: | Bouhéreau Stillingfleet All Hallows |
| Item Description: | Imprint date of 1550 is false. Actually an illicit 17th century edition published c.1615. Woodcut portrait of Machievelli on each title page. Woodcut initials and illustration. Each part has its own title page, signatures and pagination. Copy 1: Notes by Bouhéreau and modern notes on edition of volume written on front endleaves. Proof of cutting b4. Small number of passages marked with pencil. Annotation in part 3 beginning: 'Cosi ho trovato scritto in un' antica editione ...' No other annotations. Copy 2: Scribbled out and illegible inscription on back pastedown and 'Y[4]'. No annotations. Copy 3: Some pencil and crayon marks on front endleaf. Excerpt in French from Rousseau's 'Contract Social. Chap: 6:' on front endleaf. 'G10' written on title page. Some annotations in a later hand in pencil including passages marked with crosses and manicules. |
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| Physical Description: | 5 parts : illustration ; 4to. |
| Published References: | S.T.C. Italian (1465-1600). Adams M. 9. GLN-6756 CNCE 64604 |
| Provenance Note: | Copy 1: 'J. Martin ...' (remainder damaged and illegible) written on title page. 'J Martin [treise liures] 11 Mars 1629' and '11 Mars 1629 J Martin [crossed out word] [treise liures]' written on back endleaves. Copy 3: Washed away signature of Gilbert FitzGerald on title page. Bookplate of Gilbert FitzGerald with the motto of the FitzGerald's 'Crom a Boo' pasted onto front pastedown. 'G.F' written in pencil on top of bookplate. |
| Binding Note: | Copy 1: Vellum/ parchment over boards. Marbled pastedowns. Yapp edges. Blue edges. Copy 2: Vellum/ parchment over boards. Gold tooled coat of arms on boards. Spine elaborately gold tooled with a hexagram in four of the five compartments, 'Tvte le opere di Nic. Machiavell.' being gold tooled in the other. Red stained edges. Manuscript waste evident under front pastedown. Red thread visible in endpapers. Copy 3: Coat of arms gold tooled on both boards. Marbled endleaves. Front board and flyleaf detached. |
