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ALBERTI, Leon Battista (1404-1472). Hecatomphila...nella quale insegna la ingegnosa arte d'amare. Venice: Zoppino, 1528.
Highly interesting volume collecting three fundamental works on love and the querelle des femmes. Includes the scarce first Italian translation of Leon Battista Alberti's treatise on love, followed by the editio princeps of Michele Biondo's misogynistic dialogue between Socrates and Nipho, and concludes with the Italian translation of Agrippa's work in favor of women. A rich set of contrasts and perspectives that illuminates the lively discussion of the role and value of women in the sixteenth century.
8vo, (140 x 100mm). Title page within woodcut frame, engraved initials [BOUND WITH:] BIONDO, Michelangelo. Angoscia. La prima furia del mondo. Venice: Nicolini da Sabbio, 1542. [BOUND WITH:] AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM, Heinrich Cornelius (1486-1535). Della nobilta et eccellenza delle donne. Venice: Giolito de Ferrari, 1544. Woodcut initials (some occasional foxing). 18th century vellum binding, blue edges, gilt title and year to spine. Provenance: Carlo Frigerio (late 19th century signature to endpapers). (1)
8vo, (140 x 100mm). Title page within woodcut frame, engraved initials [BOUND WITH:] BIONDO, Michelangelo. Angoscia. La prima furia del mondo. Venice: Nicolini da Sabbio, 1542. [BOUND WITH:] AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM, Heinrich Cornelius (1486-1535). Della nobilta et eccellenza delle donne. Venice: Giolito de Ferrari, 1544. Woodcut initials (some occasional foxing). 18th century vellum binding, blue edges, gilt title and year to spine. Provenance: Carlo Frigerio (late 19th century signature to endpapers). (1)
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
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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
