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Author/Creator:

Bembo, Pietro, 1470-1547

Contributors:

Scoto, Gualtiero , printer

Languages:

Italian

Language Notes:

Item content: Italian

Included Works:

Della historia vinitiana [by Bembo, P.]

volgarmente scritta [by Bembo, P.] > Libri XII

Related Works:

Historia vinitiana

Subjects:

Venice (Italy) — History — 697-1508

697-1508

Italy — Venice

Genres:

Woodcuts (prints) — 16th century — Italy

Printing privileges (Publishing) — 16th century — Italy

Books in Italian — 16th century

Printed books — Italy — Venice — 16th century

History

General Notes:

Spine title: Historia vinitiana.
Colophon: In Venegia Appresso Gualtero Scotto M.D.LII.
Woodcut device of Scotto? on t.p. and last page.
Woodcut illustrated initials at start of each book, depicting heroes and monsters - e.g. cyclops, dog-headed men, flying chariots, etc..
"Con Privilegii", privelege statements on verso of t.p., and next leaf.
"Errori Corsi" p. [359].
Signatures: *⁴ **⁸ chi² A-Y⁸ Z⁴
"La vita di m. Pietro Bembo cardinale": p. [10]-[28] (1st sequence).
Adams, B599.
Bound in full leather with frame of gilt roll. Smooth spine divided into compartments by gilt Greek-key roll, and decorated with musical trophies in each compartment. Applied black leather spine label with gilt spine title. Green silk endbands. Edges of textblock gilt. Upper cover detached.
Former Call Number: Rare Book .B42

Physical Description:

28 unnumbered pages, 179, that is, 358 pages ; 23 cm (8vo)

Physical Characteristics:

8vo

Call Numbers:

DG677.A2 B43

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

01015357

OCLC Numbers:

1052912026
4061623 [Invalid]