CORNARO (Luigi). - Lot 35

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CORNARO (Luigi). - Lot 35
CORNARO (Luigi). Trattato di acque. Padua : Grazioso Percacino, 1560. - In-4, 192 x 138 : 30 ff. Dark brown morocco, double cold fillet framing the boards, ribbed spine adorned with cold fillets, gilt edges, slipcase (modern binding). Rare first edition of this short treatise by Venetian nobleman Luigi Cornaro (1475?-1566). In this Traité de l'eau, the author focuses specifically on the Venetian lagoon and how to keep it in good condition, evoking the Adriatic Sea and the rivers that flow into it. Beautiful edition from the presses of Grazioso Percacino in Padua, decorated with handsome woodcut lettering. Splendid copy in perfectly executed modern binding.
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