- 70
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Libro... delle donne illustri, tradotto per Messer Giuseppe Betussi. Venice: (Comin da Trino for Andrea Arrivabene), 1545
- Paper
8vo (156 x 99mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, text in italics, CONTEMPORARY VENETIAN BROWN GOATSKIN GILT BY THE FUGGER BINDER, with his characteristic fleuron at corners, gilt edges, some deckle edges, small stain on DD8v, small wormholes in first and last few leaves, hinges renewed, joints repaired, lacking two pairs of silk ties
Provenance
Gioanbatista Giaccarelli, inscription at foot of title-page
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 6310
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 Italian translation of Boccaccio's tales of famous women. Betussi (1512-1573) translated several of Boccaccio's Latin works into Italian; he was a promoter of Italian as a literary language as opposed to Latin. Editions of his translations included his own life of Boccaccio and an index giving not just the chapter number but also the page number. Approximately one third of this volume contains Betussi's additions to Boccaccio's selection of women, from Galla Placidia to Veronica Gambara.
The Fugger Binder was active in Venice in the 1540s; for another binding by him, see lot 82. This work does not appear in Hobson's list of bindings by the Fugger Binder (Renaissance Book Collecting, appendix 8).