Accession number
PML 1161
Creator
Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533.
Published
In Vinegia : In casa de' figliuoli di Aldo, nell'anno M.D.XLV. [1545]
Description
247, [1], 28 leaves ; 22 cm (4to)
Notes
First printing of the Cinque canti (separate t.p. & foliation). The first canto begins with eight verses which were suppressed in subsequent editions.
Imprint from colophon.
Signatures: A-2H 3A-3C⁸ 3D⁴.
Imprint from colophon.
Signatures: A-2H 3A-3C⁸ 3D⁴.
Binding
Green morocco, blind & gold tooled in a panelled design, the corners of the inner frame are filled with semé tooling, all edges gilt; by Bozerian le Jeune. In PML case.
Provenance
Lord Gosford (signature & bookplate), J. Toovey (bookplate).
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