Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection N-Z

Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection N-Z

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Sigonio, Emendationum, Venice, [Paulo Manuzio], 1557, eighteenth-century polished calf

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June 25, 08:34 PM GMT

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600 - 800 USD

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Sigonio, Carlo. Caroli Sigonii Emendationum libri duo. Quorum argumentum proximae pagellae indicabunt. Venice: [Paolo Manuzio], 1557


Another copy, from the library of the Orléanais poet Florent Chrestien (1541-1596), a former pupil of pupil of Henri Estienne, who became tutor and later librarian to Henri IV.


4to (200 x 139 mm). Roman type, 37 lines plus headline. collation: A4 a4 B-Z4 Aa-Ll4 Mm-Oo4 Pp-Ss4: 168 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device to title-page and verso of last leaf, guide letters in initial spaces, historiated initials, woodcut illustration of coins. (Very light dampstaining to last leaves, title-page shaved at upper margin affecting inscription, closed tear to gutter of title-page, some marginalia shaved including G4v.)


binding: Eighteenth-century polished tan calf (206 x 145 mm), spine gilt, marbled endleaves, red edges, green silk tie. (Title on spine rubbed, joints cracked.)


provenance: Florent Chrestien (1541-1596), inscription "Ex Libris Florentis Christiani Aurelii" at top of title-page (cropped), a few marginal annotations — unidentified owner, early marginalia G4v cropped – Lathrop C. Harper Inc., New York, Catalogue 220 (New York 1975), item 179 — Hartung & Karl, Munich, 13-16 May 1986, lot 479. acquisition: Purchased at Hartung & Karl. references: UCLA 511; Renouard 172/16; Edit16 28033; USTC 856326

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