Ludovico Ariosto - Comedia di Lodovico Ariosto intitolata Gli Soppositi - 1525

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This 1525 edition of Ariosto's Comedia di Lodovico Ariosto intitolata Gli Soppositi, bound in parchment with gold titles, offers a historically significant example of Italian literature from publisher Zoppino.

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Excellent 19th-century parchment binding with gold titles on two panels on the spine, made of red and blue Morocco leather, with gilded decorations.

1 blank card, 56 unnumbered artworks, 2 blank cards.

Third edition of this comedy by Ariosto. Derived from classical models (Terence, Plautus), the comedy was composed in 1509, the year of its first printing, and performed in 1519. In 1524, the second edition was published in Rome, actually claimed as the third after a fictional Sienese edition of 1523, cited by some bibliographers but of which no copy has ever been seen. Both the first and the 1524 Roman editions contain errors, while this 1525 edition is certainly not a typographical copy of the first two and appears to be more carefully printed.

Title within a beautiful woodcut architectural frame, typographic mark at the end, text in italics. A fine example, excellently preserved.

Very rare

Excellent 19th-century parchment binding with gold titles on two panels on the spine, made of red and blue Morocco leather, with gilded decorations.

1 blank card, 56 unnumbered artworks, 2 blank cards.

Third edition of this comedy by Ariosto. Derived from classical models (Terence, Plautus), the comedy was composed in 1509, the year of its first printing, and performed in 1519. In 1524, the second edition was published in Rome, actually claimed as the third after a fictional Sienese edition of 1523, cited by some bibliographers but of which no copy has ever been seen. Both the first and the 1524 Roman editions contain errors, while this 1525 edition is certainly not a typographical copy of the first two and appears to be more carefully printed.

Title within a beautiful woodcut architectural frame, typographic mark at the end, text in italics. A fine example, excellently preserved.

Very rare

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Literature
Book Title
Comedia di Lodovico Ariosto intitolata Gli Soppositi
Author/ Illustrator
Ludovico Ariosto
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1525
Height
15 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
11 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Zoppino
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
56
ItalyVerified
636
Objects sold
100%
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