Lettere di principi : le quali ò si scriuono da principi, ò à principi, ò ragionan di principi, o ragionan di principi. Libro primo-[terzo].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruscelli, Girolamo, -approximately 1565.

Ziletti, Francesco, -1587?

Ziletti, Giordano, active 16th century.

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.

History.

Europe--History--1492-1648--Sources.

Europe.

Genre:

Sources.

Penn Provenance:

North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Valsecchi, Pietro di (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

3 volumes ; 21 cm (4to)

Edition:

In questa terza editione migliorato, & accresciuto / aggiuntiui gli argomenti di ciascuna lettera, i quali sommariamente toccano tutto quello, che all'historia appartiene.

Fingerprint:

aron reil a.V. XIso (3) 1570 (R) v.1

g-di 8077 n-re padi (3) 1575 (R) v.2

i,r- 3241 o,ue faso (3) 1577 (R) v.3

Place of Publication:

In Venetia : Appresso Giordan Ziletti & compagni, 1570-1577.

Notes:

Title from v. 1. Titles of v. 2-3 vary slightly.

Vols. 2-3 have no edition statement. They are dated 1575 and 1577, respectively.

Dedicatory letters are by Girolamo Ruscelli in v. 1 (dated Dec. 15, 1561), by Francesco Ziletti in v. 2 (dated Nov. 22, 1575), and by Giordano Ziletti in v. 3 (dated Oct. 10, 1577)

Vol. 1: [32], 247, [1] leaves; v. 2: [6], 257, [1] leaves; v. 3: [8], 278 [i.e. 280], [8] leaves.

Printer's device on title page of each volume.

Woodcut initials; head-pieces.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy bound in full vellum; title stamped in gold on spines; marbled edges.

Culture Class Collection copy has armorial bookplate of Honorable Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766 -1827) with motto "La vertu est la seule noblesse" on front pastedown of each vol.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. ownership inscription: "Ad Usum Petri de Valsecchis Brixiensis 1668" on title page of vol. 1.

Cited in:

Adams L563-564

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 593

OCLC:

17298039