Giulio Strozzi - La Venetia edificata - 1626
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La Venetia edificata, an epic poem in ottave by Giulio Strozzi, in Italian, first edition in this format published by Girolamo Piutti in 1626, bound in calf with gold-tooled spine, 800 pages, including 24 full-page plates and plates fuori testo, in Ottime condition.
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STROZZI, Giulio. The Built Venice. Venice: Girolamo Piuti, 1626.
12°. Allegorical title page with image of Venice, portrait of Strozzi engraved by M. Antonio Romito, 24 full-page plates opening with each canto. Contemporary calf binding, spine decorated in gold, gilded edges.
A fine edition of the Strozzi poem, released in its first edition in 1623 and reprinted several times.
The Built Venice is an heroic epic poem in octaves that celebrates the mythical and historical origins of Venice, focusing in particular on resistance to barbarian invasions and the figure of Attila. The structure includes the "Argomenti" drafted by Francesco Cortesi, brief verse or prose summaries that precede each canto to guide the reader through the plot. The work represents a significant example of seventeenth-century encomiastic literature, aimed at consolidating the myth of the "Serenissima" through the epic form.
The volume shows traces of a defined collecting history: on the flyleaf or secondary title page appears a handwritten ownership note in period ink ("Ex l. b. Ant. Guillaume d’Orbigny"), attesting its provenance from a private French library. The text ends with the final register and the publisher's imprint "Di Ordine dell'Autore".
STROZZI, Giulio. The Built Venice. Venice: Girolamo Piuti, 1626.
12°. Allegorical title page with image of Venice, portrait of Strozzi engraved by M. Antonio Romito, 24 full-page plates opening with each canto. Contemporary calf binding, spine decorated in gold, gilded edges.
A fine edition of the Strozzi poem, released in its first edition in 1623 and reprinted several times.
The Built Venice is an heroic epic poem in octaves that celebrates the mythical and historical origins of Venice, focusing in particular on resistance to barbarian invasions and the figure of Attila. The structure includes the "Argomenti" drafted by Francesco Cortesi, brief verse or prose summaries that precede each canto to guide the reader through the plot. The work represents a significant example of seventeenth-century encomiastic literature, aimed at consolidating the myth of the "Serenissima" through the epic form.
The volume shows traces of a defined collecting history: on the flyleaf or secondary title page appears a handwritten ownership note in period ink ("Ex l. b. Ant. Guillaume d’Orbigny"), attesting its provenance from a private French library. The text ends with the final register and the publisher's imprint "Di Ordine dell'Autore".
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Literature
Book title
La Venetia edificata
Author/ Illustrator
Giulio Strozzi
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1626
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Girolamo Piutti
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
800
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