Colonna, Stefano I sonetti, le canzoni, et i triomphi di m. Laura in risposta di m. Francesco Petrarca. (Venice: Comin da Trino), 1552 8vo (146 x 87mm.), woodcut device on title-page and final verso, woodcut portrait on verso of title-page, woodcut initials, with blank leaf z7 but without blank z8, later half burgundy calf, gilt edges, occasional light staining, joints cracked The author, Stefano Colonna of Palestrina (died 1548), was a condottiere in the service of the Emperor and then, after participating in the Sack of Rome in 1526, the Pope. In the 1540s he was in the service of Cosimo de' Medici and became a member of the Accademia Fiorentina because of his literary pursuits; Petrarch and Dante were the main focus of the Accademia. LITERATURE: Edit16 12825 PROVENANCE: D.L. Cumming, signature on flyleafCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Colonna, Stefano I sonetti, le canzoni, et i triomphi di m. Laura in risposta di m. Francesco Petrarca. (Venice: Comin da Trino), 1552 8vo (146 x 87mm.), woodcut device on title-page and final verso, woodcut portrait on verso of title-page, woodcut initials, with blank leaf z7 but without blank z8, later half burgundy calf, gilt edges, occasional light staining, joints cracked The author, Stefano Colonna of Palestrina (died 1548), was a condottiere in the service of the Emperor and then, after participating in the Sack of Rome in 1526, the Pope. In the 1540s he was in the service of Cosimo de' Medici and became a member of the Accademia Fiorentina because of his literary pursuits; Petrarch and Dante were the main focus of the Accademia. LITERATURE: Edit16 12825 PROVENANCE: D.L. Cumming, signature on flyleafCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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