PETRARCA (1304-1374). Il Petrarca di nuovo ristampato. Venice: Zaltieri, 1592.
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PETRARCA (1304-1374). Il Petrarca di nuovo ristampato. Venice: Zaltieri, 1592. Copy never seen at auction (RBH) of this 'Petrarchino,' the name used to indicate small-format editions of Petrarch's Canzoniere designed to accompany courtiers and help them in quoting passages by the eminent poet. 24mo, (92 x 45mm). Portrait of Laura and Petrarch to A7v, woodcut vignettes at the beginning of each of the six Triumphs (small stains to the margins, slight browning and some foxing, title page with small losses to the inner margin occurring during binding) 19th-century full calf binding, title gilt to spine. (1)

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PETRARCA (1304-1374). Il Petrarca di nuovo ristampato. Venic

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PETRARCA, Francesco. Petrarcha con l'espositione d'Alessandro Vellutello. Venetia, Gabriel Gioli De Ferrarii, 1544 [Colophon: dated 1543]. 8vo, 205x145 mm; full vellum binding. Light blue spuzzo cuts. cc. (8), 197, (7). Pictorial frontispiece within architectural frame. Large typographic mark at end. Portraits of Laura and Petrarch, panel with view of Valchiusa, 6 vignettes, numerous historiated initials, all in woodcut. Text surrounded by commentary, printed in smaller type. First edition printed by Giolito with such a typographical feature (edition with colophon dated 1543, as in our copy).One of Petrarch's most interesting 16th-century figurative works, this book was the subject of censorship in cc. 136-147 (7 cc.) where Petrarch speaks ill of perfidious Babylon. The text was reintegrated at the time with that of the later edition of 1547, also by Joachim, which differs from this one in font. "This is the first printing made in the own workshop of Gabriele de Petrarch annotated by Vellutello..." Bongi, I, 80, A. Marsand, Biblioteca Petrarchesca, p. 51. "Italic typeface in the text, round in the annotations..." Olschki, Cat. L. Livres à figures... no. 797: "Belle édit. Imprimée per Trino di Monferrà... Belles figs., init., etc., en excellentes epreuves." British Library, p. 504. 8vo, 205x145 mm; Full vellum binding. Light blue sprayed edges. leaves (8), 197, (7). Illustrated title page within architectural frame. Large printer's device at the end. Portraits of Laura and Petrarch, plate with a view of Valchiusa, 6 vignettes, numerous historiated initials, all in woodcut. Text surrounded by comment, printed in smaller type. First edition printed by Giolito with this typographical feature (edition with colophon dated 1543, as in our copy).One of Petrarch's most interesting works of the 16th century, this book was censored in cc. 136-147 (7 cc.) where Petrarch speaks ill of perfidious Babylon. The text was reintegrated at the time with that of the later 1547 edition, also by Joachim, which differs from this one for the type. "This is the first printing made in the own workshop of Gabriele de Petrarch annotated by Vellutello..." Bongi, I, 80, A. Marsand, Petrarch Library, p. 51. "italic character in the text, round in the annotations..." Olschki, Cat. L. Livres à figures... no. 797: "Belle édit. Printed for Trino di Monferrà... Belles figs., init., etc., en excellentes epreuves." British Library, p. 504.

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