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Scelta di facetie, motti, burle, et buffonerie / del Piouano Arlotto, & altri auttori.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection IC M2847 515m 1599
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mainardi, Arlotto, 1396-1483.
- Language:
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Wit and humor, Medieval--Early works to 1800.
- Wit and humor, Medieval.
- Italian wit and humor--Early works to 1800.
- Italian wit and humor.
- Anecdotes--Italy--Early works to 1800.
- Anecdotes.
- Scatology--Humor--Early works to 1800.
- Scatology.
- Italy.
- Genre:
- Humor.
- Physical Description:
- 87 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf (last leaf blank) ; 15 cm (8cm)
- Edition:
- Di nuouo racconcie, e messe insieme.
- Fingerprint:
- o.a- o,a- les- Fima (3) 1599 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- In Venetia : [publisher not identified], MDXCIX [1599]
- Summary:
- Collection of humorous anecdotes and jokes by Arlotto Mainardi, Gonnella, Barlacchia, and others. Mainardi was at one time parish priest (piovano) of Fiesole, and seems to have been a sort of court jester to Lorenzo and Giuliano de Medici.
- Contents:
- Facetie del piouano Arlotto
- Buffonerie del Gonnella
- Facetie del Barlacchia
- Facetie di diuersi.
- Notes:
- Woodcuts: title vignette (portrait bust of Mainardi?); ornamental initials.
- Printed in roman type.
- This ed. not in Adams, BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, BM STC Italian suppl., or Brunet.
- Signatures: A-L⁸.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy bound in full vellum; author's name stamped in gold on spine.
- Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: leaves 48-87 wanting.
- OCLC:
- 682277491
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