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[HORTICULTURE] HERRERA, Gabriel Alonso (1470-1539). Agricoltura tratta da diversi antichi et moderni scrittori. Venice: Sansovino, 1568.
Lot consisting of two works on agriculture, including the first Italian edition of Herrera's work, originally published in Spanish in 1513, and Pietro de Crescenzi's treatise on agriculture, one of the first texts on the subject to be written in medieval Europe after the classical era.
4to, (208 x 150mm). Printer's device to title page, numerous plant illustrations and woodcut vignettes in the text (slightly browned). 17th century full leather binding with gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt title to spine, marbled endpapers, red edges [IN LOT WITH:] DE CRESCENZI Pietro (1233-1320). Trattato dell'agricoltura...ne' ne ne ne distintamente si tratta delle piante, e degli animali, e di tutte le villerecce utilità. Florence: Giunta, 1605. 4to (210 x 150mm) printer's device to title page, engraved initials and headpieces (slightly browned, light spotting). 19th century half vellum binding with gilt title on label to spine. Provenance: ex libris Francisci Bracchini. (2)
4to, (208 x 150mm). Printer's device to title page, numerous plant illustrations and woodcut vignettes in the text (slightly browned). 17th century full leather binding with gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt title to spine, marbled endpapers, red edges [IN LOT WITH:] DE CRESCENZI Pietro (1233-1320). Trattato dell'agricoltura...ne' ne ne ne distintamente si tratta delle piante, e degli animali, e di tutte le villerecce utilità. Florence: Giunta, 1605. 4to (210 x 150mm) printer's device to title page, engraved initials and headpieces (slightly browned, light spotting). 19th century half vellum binding with gilt title on label to spine. Provenance: ex libris Francisci Bracchini. (2)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000