Antiquarian Books including a series of views of Milan

Antiquarian Books including a series of views of Milan

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Pulci, Libro intitolato Ciriffo Calvaneo, Venice, 1535, modern blue morocco gilt

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October 4, 11:48 AM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 EUR

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Luca Pulci


Ciriffo Calvaneo. Libro intitolato Ciriffo Calvaneo, et il povero aveduto; nel qual si tratta il loro nascimento: & tutte l'aspre battaglie da loro fatte... e tutte le guerre fatte al tempo di re Luigi figliuolo di re Carlo Magno re di Franza contro al'infedeli. Composto il primo libro per Luca Pulci: il resto per Bernardo Giambulari. (Venice: Pietro Nicolini da Sabbio, October 1535)


4to (206 x 142mm.), title with small woodcut illustration and within woodcut border, numerous woodcut illustrations, with final blank leaf, modern crushed blue morocco, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges


Luca Pulci (1431-1470) began writing this chivalric poem towards the end of his life, and it was completed by Bernardo Giambullari and Luca's younger brother Luigi. It was first printed in around 1490 and regularly reprinted through the sixteenth century.


LITERATURE:

Edit16 32741; Sander 5997


PROVENANCE:

Jacopo Corbinelli, signature at head of title-page (plausibly the Florentine writer, 1535-c.1590); sale, Sotheby's, 6 May 1970, lot 591; purchased from Quaritch in 1972 for £200

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