Lot 139
Silkworms.- Rimini.- Corsuccio (Giovanni Andrea) Il Vermicello dalla seta del Corsuccio da Sascorbaro. Nuouamente venuto in luce, Rimini, Giovanni Simbeni, 1581.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Silkworms.- Rimini.- Corsuccio (Giovanni Andrea) Il Vermicello dalla seta del Corsuccio da Sascorbaro. Nuouamente venuto in luce, collation: †4 A-N4, title and text within woodcut typographical borders, title with woodcut of silkworm cocoon on title, woodcut historiated initials, and head- and tail-pieces, woodcut printer's device to final verso, K1v couple of words inked out, some water-staining at end, occasional spotting, 19th century vellum, red leather label to spine, 4to (204 x 138mm.), Rimini, Giovanni Simbeni, 1581.
⁂ Rare first and only edition of Corsucci's treatise on the harvesting of silk from worms, along with a history of silk manufacture, which was an important part of Rimini's trade. The preliminaries include a poem in praise of the city.
Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1918.
Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 13564.
Description
Silkworms.- Rimini.- Corsuccio (Giovanni Andrea) Il Vermicello dalla seta del Corsuccio da Sascorbaro. Nuouamente venuto in luce, collation: †4 A-N4, title and text within woodcut typographical borders, title with woodcut of silkworm cocoon on title, woodcut historiated initials, and head- and tail-pieces, woodcut printer's device to final verso, K1v couple of words inked out, some water-staining at end, occasional spotting, 19th century vellum, red leather label to spine, 4to (204 x 138mm.), Rimini, Giovanni Simbeni, 1581.
⁂ Rare first and only edition of Corsucci's treatise on the harvesting of silk from worms, along with a history of silk manufacture, which was an important part of Rimini's trade. The preliminaries include a poem in praise of the city.
Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1918.
Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 13564.
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