Giglio Girolamo. - Nuova Seconda Selva di varia Lettione - 1581

Girolamo Giglio. Nuova Seconda Selva di varia Lettione. Venice, Fabio and Agostino Zoppini, 1581. Sixteenth-century edition of the celebrated Renaissance commonplace book, or miscellany of historical and moral curiosities. The work brings together anecdotes, witty sayings, historical curiosities, biographies, miraculous events, memorable quotations, and moral examples drawn from a wide range of ancient and modern authors—from the most famous corsairs to the first cooks, from the inventors of perfumes to the Knights of Rhodes—with many references to the history of Italy and an entire chapter devoted to the discovery of the New World. Contemporary vellum binding. Boards covered in multicolored paper. Engraved printer’s device on the title page. Size 15 × 10 cm; 8 unnumbered leaves, 198 leaves (numbered by leaf). Excellent condition.