ARIOSTE.
Orlando furioso di M. Lodovico Ariosto. Nuovamente Ricorretto. [Followed by]: Cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto. I quali seguono la materia del furioso.
Venice: Evangelista Deuchino, 1607. - 2 parts in one volume in-4, soft parchment, smooth spine

New edition of Roland Furieux in Italian, based on the one published by Thomas Porcachi in 1570, with a life of the author by Simon Fornati and notes by Lodovico Dolce. It comprises two parts, the second of which, with its own title, is entitled "Cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto".

The illustration comprises 46 woodcut vignettes in the text, in rocaille frames, including 5 in the second part.

A good copy in contemporary binding.

Renewed endpapers. Stains to title. Perforation with damage to text and engraving on leaves X1 and X2, angular loss with slight damage to text on leaves Dd1 and Dd2, ink stain on leaves Gg2 verso and Gg3 recto, covering part of the text. Mottling.
Provenance: Château de La Rochefaton, with bookplate. - Old signatures on folio T3 verso.
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Lot no. 4

ARIOSTE. Orlando furioso di M. Lodovico Ariosto. Nuovamente Ricorretto. [Followed by]: Cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto. I quali seguono la materia del furioso. Venice: Evangelista Deuchino, 1607. - 2 parts in one volume in-4, soft parchment, smooth spine New edition of Roland Furieux in Italian, based on the one published by Thomas Porcachi in 1570, with a life of the author by Simon Fornati and notes by Lodovico Dolce. It comprises two parts, the second of which, with its own title, is entitled "Cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto". The illustration comprises 46 woodcut vignettes in the text, in rocaille frames, including 5 in the second part. A good copy in contemporary binding. Renewed endpapers. Stains to title. Perforation with damage to text and engraving on leaves X1 and X2, angular loss with slight damage to text on leaves Dd1 and Dd2, ink stain on leaves Gg2 verso and Gg3 recto, covering part of the text. Mottling. Provenance: Château de La Rochefaton, with bookplate. - Old signatures on folio T3 verso.

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€379
Buyer's premium
26%
ARIOSTE. Orlando furioso di M. Lodovico Ariosto. Nuovamente Ricorretto. [Followed by]: Cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto. I quali seguono la materia del furioso. Venice: Evangelista Deuchino, 1607. - 2 parts in one volume in-4, soft parchment, smooth spine New edition of Roland Furieux in Italian, based on the one published by Thomas Porcachi in 1570, with a life of the author by Simon Fornati and notes by Lodovico Dolce. It comprises two parts, the second of which, with its own title, is entitled "Cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto". The illustration comprises 46 woodcut vignettes in the text, in rocaille frames, including 5 in the second part. A good copy in contemporary binding. Renewed endpapers. Stains to title. Perforation with damage to text and engraving on leaves X1 and X2, angular loss with slight damage to text on leaves Dd1 and Dd2, ink stain on leaves Gg2 verso and Gg3 recto, covering part of the text. Mottling. Provenance: Château de La Rochefaton, with bookplate. - Old signatures on folio T3 verso.
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