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Bembo, Pietro
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Bembo, Pietro
- Prose... nelle quali si ragiona della volgar lingua. (Venice: Giovanni Tacuino da Tridino, September 1525)
- Paper
folio (296 x 187mm.), with final blank leaf, late seventeenth-century mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, many leaves strengthened in gutter, binding wormed and worn
Provenance
Del Conte de Castello, inscription on A2; Marchesi Corsi, of Florence, bookplate depicting the Villa Corsi Salviati (by Zocchi) in Sesto Fiorentino
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 4997; IA 116.370
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
FIRST EDITION of Bembo's seminal treatise on the use of the Tuscan vernacular as the correct literary form of Italian, as used by Dante, Petrarch and (in particular) Boccaccio. Despite the warning in the colophon of the ten-year privilege for this text, a counterfeit edition was produced the same year (Censimento 16 CNCE 62770).