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SWEET, Lodovico. Dialogue... of the institution of women. Vinegia, Giolito De Ferrari, 1545. 8vo; 155x100 mm.; full vellum binding. Manuscript title to spine. Typographic mark on title page. 80 cc. Xyl initials. Small lack at spine. Traces of moisture at margin of some papers. Good copy. Rare first edition of this treatise on female conduct, which aimed to define the nature of women, their role in society and their behavior in daily life. The work draws its inspiration from the work of Spanish humanist Luis Vives, the well-known "De Institutione feminae Christianae" published in 1524, one of the first works to deal exclusively with the education and good conduct of women but also with the nursing of children, clothing and makeup, as well as the praise of some famous women of the time.Dolce knew how to personalize his work both in terms of the formal aspect, making it fluent and discursive, and by integrating some parts left in the margin by Vives. 8vo; 155x100 mm.; Full vellum binding. Handwritten title on the spine. Printer's mark on the title page. Leaves 80. Woodcut initials. Small lacking on the spine. Sign of humidity on the margins of some leaves. Good specimen. Rare first edition of this treatise on female conduct, which aimed to define the nature of women, their role in society and their behavior in daily life.The work draws inspiration from the work of the Spanish humanist Luis Vives, the well-known "De Institutione feminae Christianae" published in 1524, one of the first works that deal exclusively with the education and good conduct of women but also with the breastfeeding of children, clothing and makeup, as well as the praise of some famous women of the time.Dolce was able to personalize his work both from a formal point of view, making it fluent and discursive, and by integrating some parts left in the margin by Vives.

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