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Music.- Plutarch. Quae hic contineantur: Haec sunt. Plutarchi de Virtute morali libellus Graecus..., collation: A-B6, C-D4, AA-CC6, DD4, ?6, ??8, 2A-Y6, Z4, &4 (fols. D4 and &4 blanks), in this copy quires signed ? and ??8 are bound before the Commentarium, not at the end as usually recorded, text in Greek and Latin, blank spaces for capitals with printed guide letters, section De musica illustrated with 39 woodcuts, numerous astronomical diagrams, first and last leaves lightly soiled and browned, pale water-stain to blank lower margin of last four leaves, contemporary Latin marginalia, a few slightly trimmed, late 18th-century vellum, spine with four raised bands, rebacked, 19th-century paper label with shelfmark at foot, covers a little soiled and abraded in places, upper corner of the lower board slightly damaged, folio, 282 x 197mm., Naples, Antonio Frezza, June, 1526.

The very rare Plutarch of 1526, notable for its wealth of illustrations. It is the first Greek book to be published in Naples by the printer originating from the Marche region, Antonio Frezza (de Frizis), protegé of the learned politician Atri Andrea Matteo Acquaviva (c.1456-1529), pupil of the poet Giovanni Pontano, and member of the Accademia Pontaniana. De Frizis is believed to have been trained in the workshop of the German printer Sigismund Mayr. This publication is one of the last books issued from his press, housed in the Acquaviva palace. The original text is set in a fine and very legible Greek font; it is supplemented by a Latin translation and an extensive commentary, both by the Duke of Acquaviva. The commentary is divided into three books and includes a 76-page treatise dedicated to music, illustrated with handsome woodcuts and mainly based - alongside Plutarch's own theories on this topic - on Boethius and Franchino Gaffurio, the author of the influential Practica musicae (see previous lot). Acquaviva initiated a long-standing tradition of musical culture in his family, and in 1519 had commissioned de Frizis in the publication of one of the earlist examples of music printing in Naples, the Motetti Libro primo.

Provenance: 'ex Libris S. F. Fiumi' (early ownership inscription on title).

Literature: Manzi, Annali 30; Sanders 578021.

Description

Music.- Plutarch. Quae hic contineantur: Haec sunt. Plutarchi de Virtute morali libellus Graecus..., collation: A-B6, C-D4, AA-CC6, DD4, ?6, ??8, 2A-Y6, Z4, &4 (fols. D4 and &4 blanks), in this copy quires signed ? and ??8 are bound before the Commentarium, not at the end as usually recorded, text in Greek and Latin, blank spaces for capitals with printed guide letters, section De musica illustrated with 39 woodcuts, numerous astronomical diagrams, first and last leaves lightly soiled and browned, pale water-stain to blank lower margin of last four leaves, contemporary Latin marginalia, a few slightly trimmed, late 18th-century vellum, spine with four raised bands, rebacked, 19th-century paper label with shelfmark at foot, covers a little soiled and abraded in places, upper corner of the lower board slightly damaged, folio, 282 x 197mm., Naples, Antonio Frezza, June, 1526.

The very rare Plutarch of 1526, notable for its wealth of illustrations. It is the first Greek book to be published in Naples by the printer originating from the Marche region, Antonio Frezza (de Frizis), protegé of the learned politician Atri Andrea Matteo Acquaviva (c.1456-1529), pupil of the poet Giovanni Pontano, and member of the Accademia Pontaniana. De Frizis is believed to have been trained in the workshop of the German printer Sigismund Mayr. This publication is one of the last books issued from his press, housed in the Acquaviva palace. The original text is set in a fine and very legible Greek font; it is supplemented by a Latin translation and an extensive commentary, both by the Duke of Acquaviva. The commentary is divided into three books and includes a 76-page treatise dedicated to music, illustrated with handsome woodcuts and mainly based - alongside Plutarch's own theories on this topic - on Boethius and Franchino Gaffurio, the author of the influential Practica musicae (see previous lot). Acquaviva initiated a long-standing tradition of musical culture in his family, and in 1519 had commissioned de Frizis in the publication of one of the earlist examples of music printing in Naples, the Motetti Libro primo.

Provenance: 'ex Libris S. F. Fiumi' (early ownership inscription on title).

Literature: Manzi, Annali 30; Sanders 578021.

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