Francisci Robortelli Vtinensis in librum Aristotelis De arte poetica explicationes : qui ab eodem authore ex manuscriptis libris, multis in locis emendatus fuit, ut iam difficillimus, ac obscurissimus liber à nullo ante declaratus facilè ab omnibus possit intelligi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robortello, Francesco, 1516-1567.

Contributor:

Torrentino, Lorenzo, -1563, printer.

Pazzi de' Medici, Alessandro, 1483-approximately 1530.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Poetics--Early works to 1800.

Aristotle.

Horace. Ars poetica--Early works to 1800.

Horace.

Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Kgl. in München Hof- und Staatsbibliothek (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 parts (12 unnumbered pages, 322 pages, 2 unnumbered pages; 2 unnumbered pages, 64 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) ; 33 cm (folio)

Other Title:

In librum Aristotelis De arte poetica explicationes

Francisci Robortelli Utinensis in librum Aristotelis De arte poetica explicationes

Fingerprint:

umto m.i- a-oe reeo (3) 1548 (R) pt. 1

sebi eci- imti prac (3) 1548 (R) pt. 2

Place of Publication:

Florentiae : In officina Laurentii Torrentini ducalis typographi, MDXLVIII [1548]

Notes:

"Cum Summi Pontif. Caroli V. Imp. Henrici II. Gallorum Regis, Cosmi Medicis Ducis Florent. II. priuilegio."

Second part has separate pagination and register with special half-title page reading: Francisi Robortelli Vtinensis paraphrasis in librum Horatii, qui vulgo De arte poetica ad Pisones inscribitur : eiusdem explicationes De satyra, De epigrammate, De comoedia, De salibus, De elegia ...

Colophon reads: Excudebat Laurentius Torrentinus Florentiae, mense octobri MDXLVIII cum priuilegio Pauli III Pont. Max. ...

With Aristotle's text in Greek and Latin.

Signatures: [fleuron]⁶ A-2D⁶; 2a⁴ 2b-2d⁶ 2e-2g⁴.

Leaves 2D6 and 2g4 blank.

Printer's device on title page is armorial device of the Medici family surmounted by crown.

Errors in pagination.

Latin translation by Alessandro de' Pazzi.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy 2 bound in full leather with gilt corner ornaments within central single ruled gilt border; all edges gilt; upper cover has "Fran Rob" stamped in gilt within gilt double ringed circle, referring to the name of author of commentary Francesco Robortello.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has armorial bookplate ("Ex Electorali Bibliotheca Sereniss. Utrisq[ue]; Bavariae Ducum") of the Münchner Hofbibliothek, now the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek; engraved in 1630 by Raphael Sadeler (ca. 1560-ca. 1632) during the reign of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, 1573-1651.

Cited in:

EDIT 16 CNCE 34564

Shaaber, M.A. 16th cent. imprtins, A694

Adams A1903

Hoffmann, S.F.W. Lexicon bibliographicum, I, p. 298

Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire, I, col. 477

BM STC Italian 1465-1600 p. 52

Riley, L. Aristotle texts and commentaries in Univ. of Pennsylvania Libraries, 179A

Contains:

Aristotle. Poetics. Latin & Greek

Horace. Ars poetica.

Robortello, Francesco, 1516-1567. Francisci Robortelli Utinensis Paraphrasis in librum Horatii que vulgo De arte poetica ad Pisones inscribitur.

OCLC:

38000657