Virgilio Publio Marone - Virgilio volgare qual narra le aspre battaglie & li fatti di Enea nuouamente historiato - 1528

Solid full vellum binding with gilt title in a red leather box attached to the spine. Red spray edges.

1 white card, 83, 1 white card

A beautiful and rare Zoppini edition, only four copies of which remain in public libraries. This version is considered one of the first vernacular editions of Virgil, with a format and narrative adapted to a wider audience, such as Aeneas's hunt, described in a work of art inspired by this text.

Illustrated and elegantly framed title page. 12 exquisite engraved illustrations at the beginning of each book. Woodcut vignette in the colophon. This copy is slightly stained and fragile on the first leaves, but overall in good condition given its rarity. Complete and usable.

Rare.