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Petrarch with the exposition of Alessandro Vellutello... In Venice: by Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari and brothers, 1552.
Commentary on the Canzoniere and the Triumphs of Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) by the poet and literary critic Alessandro Vellutello (b. 1473). Edition printed in Venice in 1552 for Gabriele Giolitto de Ferrari. Restored woodcut frontispiece (reapplied on old paper), portrait of Petrarca with Laura on f. *2 and map of the site of Valclusa on f. *5, 6 woodcut vignettes in the text of the Triumphs. Numerous initials. Printer's device on the colophon. Full old parchment binding on the back with handwritten titles on the spine. Format in-8°, cm. 22x15, cc. (8), 216. Good copy with clear text, occasional foxing, notes and underlining in old ink.
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