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Edition of seneca entitled "de benefizii" translated into the florentine vernacular by messer benedetto varchi and published in florence (fiorenza) by lorenzo torrentino, stampatore ducale, in to (22 x 15the work is preceded by the author’s dedication to the duchess of florence eleonora of toledo, who commissioned the translation of what varchi himself calls "among all the works of senecaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe most christian and most holy" (front of the first sheet)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 cm), full parchment binding with titles handwritten on the spine; pages: 1b-[b, coloured edges, title within an elaborate woodcut border with large wooden architectural frame on the cover page, with medici coat fo arms at the top, title in the middle and a glimpse of florence at the bottom, above the typographic noteannali torrentino, : ''original, beautiful, and rare edition''adams s-926 (other editions)graesse vi, 356large historiated drop caps in the texta good copy with an old owner’s note on the cover page and stamp on the first white sheet, without interfering with the work (see photos); mildew here and there on the paper, without affecting the reading of the textfirst edition of the translation of seneca’s de beneficiis by varchi, famous florentine humanist ()first, uncommon editionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
179 €
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Seneca, lucius annaeus - seneca *de' benifizii tradotto di lingua latina in volgare fiorentino da benedetto varchitranslated from latin into the florentine vernacular by benedetto varchi with annotations in the margin, and tavola delle cose piu' segnalateaggiuntovi la vita dell'autore e gli argomenti de' librisee gamba, 920: "a questa bella edizione s'e' aggiunta altra vita dell'autore, e si sono posti gli argomenti dei libriplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein venezia: appresso francesco piacentini, marca (due alberi ai quali è attorcigliato un tralcio d'uvaxliii – ( with an engraving in the text, woodcut friezes and headpiecesmotto: sic renovor) sul frontespizioaggiuntavi la vita dell'autore e gli argomenti de' libricatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableheadpieces and drop capsbeautiful typographic brand engraved on the cover pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiauthor’s portrait by iowner’s signature on the first blank pagepatrini engraved on the frontispiece in an anastatic reproduction on vintage papercon annotazioni in margine, e tavola delle cose più segnalateelegant coeval full parchment binding with title and lovely gold friezes on the spinela tavola (piu' copiosa di quella delle precedenti edizioni, anzi totalmene diversa) abbraccia altresi le postille sparse nei margini di tutta l'opera”firm coeval full parchment hardcover - gold title on a label on the spine
57 €