Lot 77
  • 77

Colonna, Francesco

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Colonna, Francesco
  • La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo.Venise, Alde Manuce, 1545.
deuxième édition. In-folio (296 x 202 mm). Grande marque aldine au titre et au verso du colophon ; au colophon : In Vinegia, nell' anno MDXLV in casa de' figliuoli di Aldo. Erreur d'imposition aux ff. n1v° et n8r°.



illustration : 170 gravures sur bois dans le texte, anonymes.



reliure du début du xixe siècle. Maroquin bleu nuit à long grain, filets et roulette encadrant les plats, dos à nerfs mosaïqués de maroquin rouge orné d'un fer doré à la lyre répété, tranches dorées.
Très minime trace de maculature ancienne (lavée) à la planche du Priape.

Provenance

Cachet gratté sur le titre.

Condition

Très minime trace de maculature ancienne (lavée) à la planche du Priape.
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Catalogue Note

Réimpression page pour page et ligne pour ligne de l'édition de 1499, l'édition est considérée par Sander comme "plus rare que l'originale".