1588 Sannazaro Italian Renaissance Poetry Della Vergine Venice Giolito Woodcuts

1588 Sannazaro Italian Renaissance Poetry Della Vergine Venice Giolito Woodcuts

An exquisite 16^th-century printing of the poetry of Italian author Jacopo Sannazaro. Sannazaro, a 15^th-century Naples native, wrote in both Latin and Italian, but his Italian prose set the foundation for other poets to use Italian as their preferred literary language. Venetian publisher Gabriele Giolito was, too, an important force in establishing Italian as a primary printing language. In fact, he was the first major publisher to prefer the vernacular Italian to Latin when it came to printing.

The pairing of these two individuals makes this work an icon of Italian literature. This 1588 edition was published in Venice and features beautiful text borders and four full-page woodcuts.

Item number: #15632

Price: $1095

SANNAZARO, Jacopo

Del parto della Vergine del Sanazaro libri tre : tradotti in versi Toscani da Giovanni Giolito de’ Ferrari. Al Sermo. Sigr. Don Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duca di Mantoua, e di Monferrato, &c.

In Venetia : Appresso i Gioliti, MDLXXXVIII [1588].

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [148]
• References: Adams S 332; STC 605;
• Language: Italian
• Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
• Size: ~8.75in X 6.25in (cm x cm)
• Very rare and desirable

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