Decembrio, Politiae literariae, Augsburg, 1540, contemporary German blind-tooled half pigskin
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DECEMBRIO, ANGELO. Politiae literariae Angeli Decembrii Mediolanensis oratoris clarissimi, ad summum pontificem Pium Il libri septem, multiiuga eruditione refertissimi per nos magno labore et diligentia in lucem aediti. Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner, 1540
First edition of a collection of dialogues describing the intellectual life of the court of Ferrara in the time of Leonello d'Este (1441-1450), including mentions of the Este libraries and their organisation. The text was printed from a manuscript stolen from the Vatican Library during the Sack of Rome in 1527. An important study of its content is M. Baxandall, "A Dialogue on Art from the Court of Leonello d'Este", Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 26, 1963, pp.304-326. A second edition (same recension) was printed at Basel in 1562.
Folio (305 x 200mm). Roman and Greek types, 44 lines plus headline. collation: π6 A–Z6 a–c6 d8: 170 leaves. Title printed in red and black with woodcut vignette of Decembrio and others poring over a book, woodcut initials. (Some worming in text, some dampstaining, some repairs.)
binding: Contemporary German blind-tooled half pigskin over wooden boards (316 x 214 mm), 2 metal clasps, plain edges, horizontal fore-edge title with "Politiae 125". (Minor worming.)
provenance: Inscription dated 1540 on verso of last leaf. acquisition: Purchased in 1993 from Antiquariaat de Graaf, Nieuwkoop. references: USTC 684640; VD16 D 325
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