1540 BURLESQUE POETRY by Francesco Berni antique Tutte le Opere del Bernia

Berni, Francesco (1497 / 98-1535)

Tutte le Opere del Bernia in Terza Rima, Nuovamente con Somma Diligentia Stampate.


[Venice: no printer], 1540.

Octavo, with poetic contributions by Berni, Francesco Maria Molza, Benedetto Varchi, Giovanni Mauro, Giovanni Della Casa, Giovanni Francesco Bini, and Lodovico Dolce

 text in a single column in italic type throughout, split into three different parts with sectional title-page for each,

rebound in modern full leather, with extensive modern notes on flyleaves taken by an Italian reader with an interest in erotica

Provenance:

Title page marked with initials "GDSR" in ink, most recently in the library of American collector Albert A. Howard, small booklabel ("AHA") at rear.


Size 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.

168 leaves (336 pages)

Text in Italian

A desirable representative of the burlesque poetry genre
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Francesco Berni (1497/98 – May 26, 1535) was an Italian poet. He is credited for beginning what is now known as "Bernesque poetry", a serio-comedic type of poetry with elements of satire.
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