Vigo - Cannabis Carmen - 1777
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Very rare first and only edition of this poem in Latin dedicated to the hemp plant, written by the Turinese poet and physician Giovanni Bernardo Vigo (1719–1805).
His composition "Cannabis" is a scientific-didasactic poem, a genre that united the elegance of Latin verses (often in hexameters) with the divulgation of practical and botanical knowledge: the poem indeed describes the plant's characteristics, its properties and the techniques of cultivation and processing, reflecting the economic importance that hemp had for the Kingdom of Sardinia in the eighteenth century.
Giovanni Bernardo Vigo, Ad Benedictum Mauritium a Sabaudia caballicensium ducem Cannabis Carmen, Taurini, ex Typographia Regia, 1777.
PP.: (VIII), 48, (IV). COMPLETE.
Copy with leaves in overall very good condition, with some browning.
Contemporary full leather binding with gold tooling to the spine, well preserved. Front free endpaper missing. Red edges.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateVery rare first and only edition of this poem in Latin dedicated to the hemp plant, written by the Turinese poet and physician Giovanni Bernardo Vigo (1719–1805).
His composition "Cannabis" is a scientific-didasactic poem, a genre that united the elegance of Latin verses (often in hexameters) with the divulgation of practical and botanical knowledge: the poem indeed describes the plant's characteristics, its properties and the techniques of cultivation and processing, reflecting the economic importance that hemp had for the Kingdom of Sardinia in the eighteenth century.
Giovanni Bernardo Vigo, Ad Benedictum Mauritium a Sabaudia caballicensium ducem Cannabis Carmen, Taurini, ex Typographia Regia, 1777.
PP.: (VIII), 48, (IV). COMPLETE.
Copy with leaves in overall very good condition, with some browning.
Contemporary full leather binding with gold tooling to the spine, well preserved. Front free endpaper missing. Red edges.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Botany, Literature, Natural History, Poetry, Science, Technology
Book title
Cannabis Carmen
Author/ Illustrator
Vigo
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1777
Height
22.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
16.5 cm
Language
Italian, Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Ex Typographia Regia; Torino
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
60
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