{"product_id":"1576-italian-poetry-antique-carmina-illustrium-poetarum-italorum-16th-century","title":"1576 ITALIAN POETRY antique Carmina illustrium poetarum Italorum 16th CENTURY","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eCarmina illustrium poetarum Italorum. Io. Matthaeus Toscanus conquisivit, recensuit, bonam partem nunc primum publicauit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTomus Primus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby  Ioannes Matthaeus Toscanus [Giovanni Matteo Toscano] (editor)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLutetiae [Paris]: Apud Aegidium Gorbinum, eregione Collegii Cameracensis, 1576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[12], 288, 96, [1] leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Later half leather binding with brown cardboard boards, gilt decorated and lettered spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition of the first volume of the 1576 Carmina illustrium poetarum italorum, \u003cbr\u003ea curated anthology of Latin poetry written by leading Italian humanists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Giovanni Matteo Toscano, it served as a \"best-of\" collection to showcase Italian literary excellence to the French court and intellectual circles in Paris.\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1 contains the works of some of the most influential Italian poets who wrote in Latin during the 15th and 16th centuries.\u003cbr\u003eKey authors include Pietro Bembo, Lazzaro Bonamico, and Trifone Benci. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith engraved head-\/ tailpieces throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome wear of binding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title page has repaired damage visible on the scan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some browning, and spotting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text is clear, the paper is crisp, and the binding is solid. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 3 1\/8 by 4 3\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003etext in Latin\u003cbr\u003e====================================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52266999480622,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/205524-003jpg.jpg?v=1783009492","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1576-italian-poetry-antique-carmina-illustrium-poetarum-italorum-16th-century","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}