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Bruni, Leonardo Aretino
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Bruni, Leonardo Aretino
- Historiae Florentini populi [translated into Italian by Donatus Acciaiuolus]. Florence: Bartolommeo di Libri, 5 June 1492, 222 leaves, a-z & [con] aa8 bb10 [rum]4, 40 lines, roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, illuminated 9-line initial on leaf a2 supplied in gold on a green, purple and blue background with foliate extensions in gilt, blue, purple and green, illuminated arms of the Strozzi family in gilt, red, pink and blue at the foot of a2, very lightly annotated elsewhere in an early hand, with the 'Tavola della Historie fiorentine (gathering [rum]) bound at beginning, [Goff B1248; HC(+ Add) 1563 (I) = 13173* (I); BMC vi 649; Bod-inc B-576; GW 5613]
- Paper
Bracciolini, Poggio. Historia florentina [translated into Italian by Jacobus Poggius]. Venice: Bartolommeo di Libri, 1492, 116 leaves, [*2] A-N8 O10, 40 lines, roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, with the 'Tauola della historia fiorentina' bound at the end, [Goff P874; HC 13173* = HC(+Add) 1563 (II); BMC vi 649; Bod-inc P-418; GW 5613]
2 works in one volume, Super-Chancery folio (323 x 220mm.), contemporary Italian (probably Florentine) calf, blind-tooled in a lozenge and rectangle design, corner bosses, clasps, edges lettered with title, small tear to outer margin of l1 not affecting text, small wormholes in margins throughout and occasionally in text, lightly foxed, hinges weak in places, binding rebacked in a period style and repaired, worn and lacking one strap
2 works in one volume, Super-Chancery folio (323 x 220mm.), contemporary Italian (probably Florentine) calf, blind-tooled in a lozenge and rectangle design, corner bosses, clasps, edges lettered with title, small tear to outer margin of l1 not affecting text, small wormholes in margins throughout and occasionally in text, lightly foxed, hinges weak in places, binding rebacked in a period style and repaired, worn and lacking one strap
Provenance
Strozzi family of Florence, illuminated coat of arms on leaf a2; Biblioteca Il Cantuccio, inkstamp
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The first major work of Renaissance historical writing.
First published in Venice in 1476 by Jacobus Rubeus (Goff P873), Bruni's Historia fiorentina argued that the arts of civilisation flourished most under republican regimes, the most notable historical examples of this being Periclean Athens, late republican Rome and the modern Florentine republic. Acciaiuoli's translation was commissioned by the Signoria and remained better known than the original Latin text which was not published until 1610.
Copies are often found bound, as here, with Poggio Bracciolini's Historia florentina.