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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 senecagraesse vi, 356a 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, uncommon editionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe most christian and most holy" (front of the first sheet)annali torrentino, : ''original, beautiful, and rare edition''our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst edition of the translation of seneca’s de beneficiis by varchi, famous florentine humanist ()large historiated drop caps in the text5 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 noteplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteadams s-926 (other editions)
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' segnalateheadpieces and drop capsmotto: sic renovor) sul frontespizioelegant coeval full parchment binding with title and lovely gold friezes on the spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikixliii – ( with an engraving in the text, woodcut friezes and headpiecesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirm coeval full parchment hardcover - gold title on a label on the spineauthor’s portrait by iaggiuntovi la vita dell'autore e gli argomenti de' libribeautiful typographic brand engraved on the cover pagepatrini engraved on the frontispiece in an anastatic reproduction on vintage paperin venezia: appresso francesco piacentini, marca (due alberi ai quali è attorcigliato un tralcio d'uvaaggiuntavi la vita dell'autore e gli argomenti de' libriowner’s signature on the first blank pagesee gamba, 920: "a questa bella edizione s'e' aggiunta altra vita dell'autore, e si sono posti gli argomenti dei librila tavola (piu' copiosa di quella delle precedenti edizioni, anzi totalmene diversa) abbraccia altresi le postille sparse nei margini di tutta l'opera”catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecon annotazioni in margine, e tavola delle cose più segnalateplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
57 €