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Crescentiis,P.De.

De Agricultura. Istoriato. (On the last leaf :) Venice, n.d., 1504. cl.4°. 206 nn. (numbering of quires: A6, a-z8, &8, 8). With a large woodcut title, a second larger woodcut with the portrait of the author and 46 small woodcuts in the text. 17th century parchment binding with gilt-stamped spine label. (Lower capital torn, stained, somewhat rubbed, corners bumped; upper joint cracked). Essling 843, Sander 2236, not in Adams and Mortimer. One of the first editions printed in Italy in the 16th century of the guide to agriculture by the Bolognese jurist Piero de' Crescenzi (c. 1235-1320), first printed under the title "Ruralia commoda" in 1471. He wrote his treatise at his country estate Villa del'Olmo outside Bologna during his "otium", between 1305 and 1309. The work is divided into 12 chapters. The first deals with the construction of a country estate with agriculture. The second deals with the characteristics of plants, the third with grain cultivation and the construction of a granary. The fourth chapter deals with viticulture and wine pressing, the fifth with arboriculture and the sixth with horticulture - both of which also contain references to the medicinal uses of plant products. In the seventh chapter, Crescenzi talks about the cultivation of pasture and woodland, in the eighth about the creation of ornamental gardens, and in the ninth about animal husbandry and beekeeping. The tenth chapter is devoted to hunting and fishing - with a very curious section on elephant hunting. The last two chapters contain a summary and the agricultural activities listed by month. The edition is particularly valuable and attractive because of its very high-quality woodcuts, which, despite their small size, show a wealth of narrative detail. The large title woodcut shows an ideal villa with a large courtyard and adjoining fields, while the other text woodcuts depict all kinds of agricultural activities, gardens, animals, fishing and hunting scenes, etc. The woodcuts are important iconographic sources for the appearance of an Italian Renaissance country house. The woodcuts were already printed in the Venetian edition by Matteo Capodecasa from 1495. Margins foxed throughout. Small hole in title page and owner's stamp Giuseppe Martini, Lucca. Various 18th century entries on the flyleaf.

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