The Italian reviv'd, or, The introduction to the Italian tongue : containing such grounds as are most immediately useful, and necessary for the speedy and easie attaining of the same : as also a new store-house of proper and choice dialogues, most useful for such as desire the speaking part, and intend to travel into Italy or the Levant : together with the modern way of addressing letters, and stiling of persons, as well in actual discourse, as in writing : with alterations and additions / by Gio. Torriano ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torriano, Giovanni.

Contributor:

Torriano, Giovanni.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Italian language--Grammar--Early works to 1800.

Italian language.

Italian language--Grammar.

Italian language--Conversation and phrase books--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Conversation and phrase books.

Penn Provenance:

Sest, John (inscription)

Thornton, Thomas (autograph)

Fyan(?), Francis (inscription, July 1741)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 352 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 150 pages ; 18 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Italian reviv'd

Introduction to the Italian tongue

Italian revived

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by T.R. for J. Martyn .., 1673.

Notes:

Based on Torriano's Della lingua toscana-romana.

Printer's name is Thomas Roycroft. Cf. ESTC.

Signatures: A⁴ B-Z⁸.

"Choice Italian dialogues" (p. [161]-352) has special t.p.

"Mescolanza dolce di varie historiette" ([2], 150 p.) has separate pagination, register and dated t.p. in Italian with imprint identifying Thomas Roycroft as printer.

Woodcut initials and head-pieces.

Local Notes:

Ms. notes on verso of t.p.

Imperfect: "Mescolanza dolce di varie historiette" wanting.

Cited in:

ESTC (RLIN), R23779

Related Work:

Torriano, Giovanni. Della lingua toscana-romana.

OCLC:

15468623