Lot 8
Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, 2 vol. in 1, Venice, Vicenzo Valgrisi, 1556.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, 2 vol. in 1, collation: *-3*4 A-Z8 a-k8 l-n4 o2; a-l4 M-P4, title within ornate woodcut architectural border, whole-page woodcut illustration and woodcut cartouche at start of each canto, woodcut initials (a few of these at start with later hand-colouring), woodcut printer's device on second title and l4 verso, initial 80ff. and a few at rear loose (some as gatherings), some minor marginal staining, modern endpapers with ink notes and bookplate, contemporary limp vellum, rubbed, 4to (c.260x188 mm), Venice, Vicenzo Valgrisi, 1556.
⁂ Richly illustrated, this is the first Ruscelli edition of Orlando Furioso. A humanist scholar, Ruscelli's aim was to aid plot understanding by introduction of summaries, interpretative notes, a glossary of less common words and verse argomento of each canto
in a decorative cartouche (by Scipione Ammirato). He also sought to standardise spelling and corrected any perceived grammatical errors.
Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 2697; cf. Mortimer Italian. 29
Description
Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, 2 vol. in 1, collation: *-3*4 A-Z8 a-k8 l-n4 o2; a-l4 M-P4, title within ornate woodcut architectural border, whole-page woodcut illustration and woodcut cartouche at start of each canto, woodcut initials (a few of these at start with later hand-colouring), woodcut printer's device on second title and l4 verso, initial 80ff. and a few at rear loose (some as gatherings), some minor marginal staining, modern endpapers with ink notes and bookplate, contemporary limp vellum, rubbed, 4to (c.260x188 mm), Venice, Vicenzo Valgrisi, 1556.
⁂ Richly illustrated, this is the first Ruscelli edition of Orlando Furioso. A humanist scholar, Ruscelli's aim was to aid plot understanding by introduction of summaries, interpretative notes, a glossary of less common words and verse argomento of each canto
in a decorative cartouche (by Scipione Ammirato). He also sought to standardise spelling and corrected any perceived grammatical errors.
Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 2697; cf. Mortimer Italian. 29
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