Francesco Petrarch. Opere Volgari.

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $1,200

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author

(SONCINO PRESS)

printer

Hieronymus (Gershom) Soncino

Place

Fano

Publication

1503

summary

Famed as a publisher of Biblical and rabbinic books in Hebrew, Soncino also issued works of Christian theology, Humanism and general Italian literature. In the present work, a new and magnificent humanist cursive typeface designed by Francesco Griffo of Bologna appears in an edition dedicated to Cesare Borgia, Machiavelli`s model of the new "prince."

ff. (200), opening leaf and final seven leaves supplied in facsimile. Lightly stained, previous owner’s marks. Modern limp vellum, slip-case. Sm. 8vo.

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