Catalogo 2013.pdf - Libreria Antiquaria Alberto Govi

most famous is certainly Del mal francese (cf. D. Zanrè, French Diseases and Italian Responses: Representations of the ‘malfrancese’ in the Literature of Cinquecento Tuscany, in: “Sins of the Flesh. Responding to Sexual Disease in Early ModernEurope”, K.P. Siena, ed., Toronto, 2005, p. 188).Edit 16, CNCE16460; A. Santosuosso, The bibliography of Giovanni della Casa, Florence, 1979, p. 30, no. 2; Brunet, I, col.799-800; A. Alberati, M. Canzian, T. Plebati & M. Brusegan, eds., Arte della cucina e alimentazione nelle opere a stampadella Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana dal XV al XIX secolo, Rome, 1987, p. 88, nr. 536.(and:)c) MAURO, Giovanni (1490-1536). Tutte le terze rime del Mauro, novamente raccolte, et stampate. (Venezia),Curzio Troiano Navò & fratelli, 1538.70, (2) leaves (the last is a blank). With a large printer’s device on the title-page and at the end: a rampant lion ona shield hold by two Roman soldiers ‘Fabio’ and ‘Scipion’. On the last leaf a rather awkward ink drawing copyingthe rampant lion, otherwise a very fine copy.SECOND EDITION of the collected verses by Giovanni Mauro, who was considered along with Berni one of themajor representatives of the burlesque poetry. In fact his works was first published jointly to that of Berni twice byNavò in 1537.Giovanni Mauro was born in the castle of Arcano near San Daniele in Friuli. He mainly lived in Romeentering the service of various dignitaries: cardinal Damenico Grimani, the bishop of Verona, Gian Matteo Giberti,and cardinal Alessandro Cesarini. He was on friendly terms with the humanists Pietro Carnesecchi, Aonio Palearioand with Giulia Gonzaga. He was, as other bernesque poets, a member of the Accademia dei Vignaioli (cf. Poeti delCinquecento, I, Poeti lirici, burleschi, satirici e didascalici, G. Gorni, M. Danzi & S. Longhi, eds., Milano & Napoli, 2001,pp. 893-919).Edit 16, CNCE31568; Brunet, I, col. 799-800; A. Alberati, M. Canzian, T. Plebati & M. Brusegan, eds., op. cit., p. 12,no. 53.(and:)d) MOLZA, Francesco Maria (1489-1544) - VARCHI, Benedetto (1503-1565) - DOLCE, Lodovico (1508-1568). Terze rime del Molza, del Varchi, del Dolce et d’altri. [Venezia], Curzio Troiano Navò & fratelli, 1539.(80) leaves. Large printer’s device (a beheaded gryphon beneath a rampant lion holding a band with the motto‘Invidia fortitudine superatur’), crudely colored with brown ink, some sparsly very light dampstains, a fine copy.FIRST EDITION of this collection of bernesque ‘capitoli’ completing the previous three volumes of burlesque poetry.It is dedicated by the printer Navò to Benedetto Corner and contains twenty-nine ‘capitoli’ by the followingauthors: Francesco Berni (2), Bartolomeo Carli Piccolomini (1), Mario Canfuso (3), Lodovico Dolce (11), FrancescoMaria Molza (2), Paolo Panciatica (1), Alessandro Sansedonio (3) and Benedetto Varchi (6). The different compositionsare addressed to Francesco Amadi, Antonio Anselmi, Francesco Battiloro, Benciola, Camillo Besalio, DanieleBuonriccio, the painter Agnolo Bronzino, Bartolomeo Carli Piccolomini, Francesco Coccio, B. Como, Mario Confuso,Giacomo Gigli, cardinal Domenico Grimani, Francescodi Lodovici, M. Guarnucci, Giovanni Martini, Luca Martino,Camillo Plauto, Trifone Benzi (cf. I. Siddi, op. cit., p. 155)Edit 16, CNCE59490 (3 copies recorded); A. Alberati, M. Canzian,T. Plebati & M. Brusegan, eds., op. cit., p. 172, no. 1044.€ 2.400,00pirate edition18) GIANNOTTI, Donato (1492-1573). Libro de la Republicade Vinitiani composto per Donato Giannotti. Roma,Antonio Blado, 1540 [i.e. Venezia, b. October 1540].In 8vo; old vellum; 100 leaves. Title lightly soiled, margins abit sober, but a good copy.RARE PIRATED EDITION of which Gianotti complained ina letter addressed to Pier Vettori (October 26, 1540) (cf. R. Ridolfi,Opuscoli di storia letteraria e di erudizione. Savonarola, Machiavelli,Guicciardini, Giannotti, Florence, 1942, pp. 116-117).The original edition, printed in-quarto, was issued inJuly 1540. The printing of the present pirated edition must beput to between July and October of the same year. The firstBlado edition in-octavo appeared only in 1542 and was piratedshortly after. The present edition is rather inaccurate andcontains the preface by Giannotti to Francesco Nasi, but thewoodcut plan of the ‘Sala del Gran Consiglio’ was omitted.Donato Giannotti was born on November 27, 1492.His first teachers were Marcello Virgilio Adriani (a pupil ofLandino and Poliziano) and the philosopher Francesco Cattanida Diacetto. In his student days he met Pietro Vettori,who became his friend and correspondent for over forty years.- 22 -