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DANTE CON L'ESPOSITIONE DI LANDINO ET VELLUTELLO, VENICE, 1578, OLD VELLUM
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Dante con l'espositione di Christophoro Landino et d'Alessandro Vellutello, sopra la sua Comedia dell'Inferno, del Purgatorio, & del Paradiso [edited by Francesco Sansovino]. Venice: (heirs of Francesco Rampazetto for) Melchiorre and Giovanni Battista Sessa and brothers, 1578
- Paper
folio (317 x 205mm.), woodcut portrait of Dante within cartouche on title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut illustrations (some full-page), woodcut printer's device at end, old vellum, later lettering-piece on spine, some staining and foxing, a few small marginal wormholes (just affecting text in quire GG), small hole in S3 with loss of a couple of letters, X11 repaired at foot, EE5 repaired at head, a few leaves torn at lower corner, BBB8 repaired at foredge (just touching text)
Provenance
Francesco Antonio Verragli(?), faded inscriptions at head and foot of title-page; small library stamp at end (illegible); Conte Giacomo Giuseppe Mahony (of Naples), eighteenth-century armorial bookplate
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 1177; IA 149.977; Mambelli 49
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
This is a reprint of the 1564 Sessa edition (Mortimer, Harvard Italian 148), which was the first edition to combine both Vellutello's and Landino's commentaries and was edited by Francesco Sansovino. The text was based on Bembo's with summaries and allegories supplied by Sansovino. The 1564 edition used the woodblocks from the 1544 Marcolini edition which appear again here and would also be used in a later Sessa edition of 1596.