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Alessandro TASSONI (1565 - 1636) La Secchia Rapita - Poema eroicomico (Italian language) Preceded by The life of Alessandro Tassoni by Lodovico Antonio Muratori Illustrated with 12 out-of-text figures engraved by Duclos, Le Roy, Née, Pasquier, Rousseau and Simonet after Gravelot Paris, Lorenzo Prault and Pietro Durand, 1766 Two volumes in-8 Bound in full tortoiseshell calf, spine gilt, title and tomaison gilt Slight foxing, some soiling, some wear to the binding and scratches La Secchia Rapita or the kidnapped bucket was first published in Modena in 1622, it is a parody of epic poetry, telling of a battle between Modena and Bologna in the Middle Ages. The title of the work refers to the fact that the only booty was a wooden bucket.
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Alessandro TASSONI (1565 - 1636) La Secchia Rapita - Poema eroicomico (Italian language) Preceded by The life of Alessandro Tassoni by Lodovico Antonio Muratori Illustrated with 12 out-of-text figures engraved by Duclos, Le Roy, Née, Pasquier, Rousseau and Simonet after Gravelot Paris, Lorenzo Prault and Pietro Durand, 1766 Two volumes in-8 Bound in full tortoiseshell calf, spine gilt, title and tomaison gilt Slight foxing, some soiling, some wear to the binding and scratches La Secchia Rapita or the kidnapped bucket was first published in Modena in 1622, it is a parody of epic poetry, telling of a battle between Modena and Bologna in the Middle Ages. The title of the work refers to the fact that the only booty was a wooden bucket.
