1695 1st ed Satire of Salvatore Rosa Order of the Garter ARMS! Italian Poetry

1695 1^st ed Satire of Salvatore Rosa Order of the Garter ARMS! Italian Poetry

Salvatore Rosa was a visual artist and poet whose works were published posthumously in Rome at the end of the 17^th-century. This work, ‘Satire’, is a collection of artistic and philosophical poems on various satires including music, poetry, painting, war, human emotions, and the history of Babylon.

Note: The arms are legible and read, “Honi soit qui mal y pense” which is a French maxim used as the motto of the British chilvalric Order of the Garter. Membership in the Order is strictly limited and includes the Monarch, the Prince of Wales, not more than 24 companion members, and various supernumerary members. The monarch alone can grant membership.

Item number: #3357

Price: $750

ROSA, Salvatore

Satire

In Amsterdam [i.e. Rome], Presso Severo Prothomastix, [1695].

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 139, [1]
  • Signatures: A-E¹²F¹²
  • Three blank leaves at the end
• References: Brunet, IV, 1390; Graesse, VI, 161
• **Notes on edition:
  • Scholars disagree on which printing of this work is the first edition and which are pirated. Title pages lack dating and pagination varies. Some say that this, the 139 page variety, is first while others claim those with 153p or 144p are the first editions.
• Provenance: Gilt embossed armorial
  • Honi soit qui mal y pense – Order of the Garter
    • Honi soit qui mal y pense is a French maxim used as the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter.
    • The Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III in 1348 and regarded as the most prestigious British order of chivalry in England and the United Kingdom. It is dedicated to the image and arms of Saint George, England’s patron saint.
    • Membership in the Order is strictly limited and includes the Monarch, the Prince of Wales, not more than 24 companion members, and various supernumerary members. The monarch alone can grant membership.
  • Language: Italian
  • Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
  • Size: ~5.75in X 3.25in (14.5cm x 8cm)

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