Lettere di principi, le quali o si scriuono da principi, o a principi, o ragionan di principi : libro primo-

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruscelli, Girolamo, -approximately 1565.

Contributor:

Charles Borromeo, Saint, 1538-1584, dedicatee.

Toldi, Francesco, active 16th century, printer.

Farri, Domenico, publisher.

Early Venetian Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Italian Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Italian letters--Early works to 1800.

Italian letters.

Physical Description:

32 unnumbered leaves, 247 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf ; 21 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Lettere di principi, le qvali o si scrivono da principi, o a principi, o ragionan di principi

Lettere di principi, lequali o si scrivono da principi, o a principi, o ragionan di principi

Fingerprint:

t-t- mada V.ei XIso (3) 1573 (R)

Place of Publication:

In Venetia : [Domenico Farri] : Presso Francesco Toldi, MDLXXIII [1573]

Notes:

Signatures: a-h⁴ A-2H⁸.

Statement of responsibility from dedication.

Probably printed by Domenico Farri, whose device appears on the title page (Vacarro 43). For discussion on other possible printers, see E.D. Rhodes. Silent printers, R25.

Preface of the editor, Hieronimo Ruscelli, to Cardinal Carlo Borromeo is dated Venice, 15 Dec. 1561.

Woodcut initials, head-piece.

Many errors in leaf numbering.

Errors in signatures: leaf S2 signed C2, T1 signed D, 2C1 signed C.

Libri 2 and 3, edited by Francesco Ziletti, were published in 1575 and 1577 repectively. Cf. ICCU.

Cited in:

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 593

EDIT 16 CNCE 34410

Rhodes, E.D. Silent Printers, R25

Vaccaro, E. Marche dei tipografi del secolo XVI, 43

OCLC:

58037646