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BOCCACCIO, John. Ameto. Venice, Gregorio de Gregori, 1526 In 8vo. 150x100 mm. Binding in brown Morocco decorated in blind and gold. Concentric gold frames, the outer one with scroll decoration, the inner one with fillet decoration and fleuron at corners. In center of plates "Fortune" riding a dolphin and the motto VIRBIAM SERVO. 95 cards, 1 blank. Frontispiece enclosed within xylographic frame with phytomorphic elements and birds. Colophon at paper 95. Early hand annotation to first paper. On third paper coeval possession note by G. Giacomo Bosso. Defects to binding, internally slight traces use, some spotting, genuine specimen. Joined with: BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. Fiammetta Amorosa ... Nouamente ricorretta. Venice, Bindoni and Pasini, 1527. Papers 88 unnumbered. Marks: A-L8. Colophon to paper L8 recto. Frontispiece within woodcut frame with columns, putti and other decorations. Woodcut capilettera on criblé background. Cut to B4 paper. Good conservation. Magnificent Venetian binding of the second half of the 16th century, executed in Venice, of the "aldino" genre. The ornamental layout is reminiscent of bindings executed in Venice by bookbinder Andrea di Lorenzo, active between c. 1520 and 1550. Hobson: "The aspect of Fortuna that Italian bookbinders like to bring out is fleetingness, so they put her on the back of a dolphin, a symbol of speed." Of it, numerous versions are known in male and female variants. In Italy, Fortuna is mainly found on brown or reddish, but also white, morocco bindings from the first half of the 16th century, executed in Venice, Padua and Bologna. "Sander 1058. See Exhibition of Manuscripts, Documents and Editions, Certaldo, 1975, v. 2, no. 72.For the binding: A. Hobson, Humanists and bookbinders: the origins and diffusion of the Humanistic bookbinding 1459-1559 ..., 1989, pp. 163-164. In 8vo. 150x100mm. Brown morocco binding gilt and blind tooled. Concentric gilt frames, the outer one with volute decoration, the inner one with fillet with fleuron at the corners. At the center of the covers, "Fortuna" rides a dolphin and the motto VIRBIAM SERVO. 95 leaves, 1 blank. Title page enclosed within a woodcut frame with plant elements and birds. Colophon on leaf 95. Ancient handwritten note on first leaf. On the third leaf contemporary note of possession of G. Giacomo Bosso. Defects on the binding, internally slight traces of wear, some stains, unsophisticated copy. Bound with: Fiammetta Amorosa ... Nouamente ricorretta Venice, Bindoni and Pasini, 1527 88 unnumbered leaves. Collation: A-L8. Colophon on leaf L8 recto. Title page within a woodcut frame with columns, cherubs and other decorations. Woodcut Initials a criblé background. Cut to leaf B4. Good conservation Magnificent Venetian binding from the second half of the 16th century, made in Venice, of the "Aldine" type. The ornamental layout recalls the bindings made in Venice by the binder Andrea di Lorenzo, active between about 1520 and 1550. Hobson: The aspect of Fortune that Italian binders wished to emphasize was fleetingness. They did this by placing her on the back of a dolphin. [...] Fortune standing on a dolphin back was a reminder to the reader that opportunity passes in a flash." Numerous versions of it are known in male and female variants. In Italy the Fortuna is found mainly on bindings in brown or reddish morocco, but also white, from the first half of the 16th century, made in Venice, Padua and Bologna.

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BOCCACCIO, John. Ameto. Venice, Gregorio de Gregori, 1526 In 8vo. 150x100 mm. Binding in brown Morocco decorated in blind and gold. Concentric gold frames, the outer one with scroll decoration, the inner one with fillet decoration and fleuron at corners. In center of plates "Fortune" riding a dolphin and the motto VIRBIAM SERVO. 95 cards, 1 blank. Frontispiece enclosed within xylographic frame with phytomorphic elements and birds. Colophon at paper 95. Early hand annotation to first paper. On third paper coeval possession note by G. Giacomo Bosso. Defects to binding, internally slight traces use, some spotting, genuine specimen. Joined with: BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. Fiammetta Amorosa ... Nouamente ricorretta. Venice, Bindoni and Pasini, 1527. Papers 88 unnumbered. Marks: A-L8. Colophon to paper L8 recto. Frontispiece within woodcut frame with columns, putti and other decorations. Woodcut capilettera on criblé background. Cut to B4 paper. Good conservation. Magnificent Venetian binding of the second half of the 16th century, executed in Venice, of the "aldino" genre. The ornamental layout is reminiscent of bindings executed in Venice by bookbinder Andrea di Lorenzo, active between c. 1520 and 1550. Hobson: "The aspect of Fortuna that Italian bookbinders like to bring out is fleetingness, so they put her on the back of a dolphin, a symbol of speed." Of it, numerous versions are known in male and female variants. In Italy, Fortuna is mainly found on brown or reddish, but also white, morocco bindings from the first half of the 16th century, executed in Venice, Padua and Bologna. "Sander 1058. See Exhibition of Manuscripts, Documents and Editions, Certaldo, 1975, v. 2, no. 72.For the binding: A. Hobson, Humanists and bookbinders: the origins and diffusion of the Humanistic bookbinding 1459-1559 ..., 1989, pp. 163-164. In 8vo. 150x100mm. Brown morocco binding gilt and blind tooled. Concentric gilt frames, the outer one with volute decoration, the inner one with fillet with fleuron at the corners. At the center of the covers, "Fortuna" rides a dolphin and the motto VIRBIAM SERVO. 95 leaves, 1 blank. Title page enclosed within a woodcut frame with plant elements and birds. Colophon on leaf 95. Ancient handwritten note on first leaf. On the third leaf contemporary note of possession of G. Giacomo Bosso. Defects on the binding, internally slight traces of wear, some stains, unsophisticated copy. Bound with: Fiammetta Amorosa ... Nouamente ricorretta Venice, Bindoni and Pasini, 1527 88 unnumbered leaves. Collation: A-L8. Colophon on leaf L8 recto. Title page within a woodcut frame with columns, cherubs and other decorations. Woodcut Initials a criblé background. Cut to leaf B4. Good conservation Magnificent Venetian binding from the second half of the 16th century, made in Venice, of the "Aldine" type. The ornamental layout recalls the bindings made in Venice by the binder Andrea di Lorenzo, active between about 1520 and 1550. Hobson: The aspect of Fortune that Italian binders wished to emphasize was fleetingness. They did this by placing her on the back of a dolphin. [...] Fortune standing on a dolphin back was a reminder to the reader that opportunity passes in a flash." Numerous versions of it are known in male and female variants. In Italy the Fortuna is found mainly on bindings in brown or reddish morocco, but also white, from the first half of the 16th century, made in Venice, Padua and Bologna.

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