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volume was republished by Ventura in a smaller format in 1592 (see 1592/4). For
further details, see Antonio Vassalli‟s „Appunti‟.
ICCU. FirstSearch.
1588
1. Rime de gl‟illustrissimi sig. Academici Eterei. In Ferrara, ad instanza d‟Alfonso
Caraffa, (presso Vittorio Baldini, stampator ducale), 1588, 8. Pp. [8], 148, [26].
BL (2 copies): 240.f.33, 1481.ddd.1. *BNFArsenal: 8º BL.6330.
Reprint of the 1567 edition (see 1567/1), dedicated by the publisher to Cardinal
Scipione Gonzaga and again containing the 37 pieces by Guarini.
ICCU. FirstSearch. Adams A78.
2. Il Verrato ovvero difesa di quanto ha scritto M. Giason Denores. Contra le
tragicomedie, et le pastorali, in un suo discorso di poesia. In Ferrara, ad
instanza di Alfonso Caraffa, (per Vincenzo Galdura), 1588, 4. Ff. [2], 57, [1].
All Souls: kk.9.15(1). Bodleian: Holk.e.54(1). Taylorian: Vet.Ital.I.B.65(1). BL (2
copies): 75.d.2(1), 836.h.7. *BNF: Y.105. *BNFArsenal: 4º BL.1468.
*BNFRichelieu: 8º Re.4179.
The dedication to Jacopo Contarini and Francesco Vendramini is dated 28 April 1588.
The copy in All Souls and the second BL copy contain an errata leaf which is not
present in the other copies examined. The title-page is reproduced in 1971/1.
ICCU. FirstSearch.
1590
1. Il pastor fido, tragicomedia pastorale. In Venetia, presso Gio. Battista Bonfadino,
MDXC, 4. Ff. [138].
Bodleian: Antiq.e.I.1590.1. Queen‟s: TT.g.470. Taylorian: 102.A.34. BL (2 copies):
1073.h.26 (title-page mutilated), 1073.h.27. *BNF: Yd.629. *BNFRichelieu: 8º
Re.4119.
The editio princeps of the Pastor fido was actually published in December 1589 and,
as is the case with the great majority of the early editions and even up to 1656, it bears