Live auction - Lot 675
[Antiquity]
Historia delle guerre esterne de' Romani [...]. Tradotta da Messer Alessandro Braccio [...], nuovamente impressa, et corretta [- Libro [...], nel quale si contengono le guerre, che fecero i Romani con li Carthaginesi, et con gli Spagnuoli nella Spagna. Nuovamente tradotto di greco in volgare italiano].
Venice, Aldine Press (Heirs of A. Manuzio sr.), 1545
Hammer price: €
190
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Lot description
2 (of 3) parts in one vol., 8vo: 175-[1 bl.], 41 ff. (without pt. I, f. 50 of pt. I and last bl. of pt. II missing, dampstaining throughout, large at end of the vol., occ. ink staining and soiling, wormtrack to some lower margins and occ. wormholes).
Contemp. three-quarter marbled sheep, marbled paper boards, gilt-ruled flat spine, red spr. edges (head missing, lower part of spine def., wormholes to spine, edges and lower corners dulled).
First Italian translation by P. Manuzio of part III devoted to the Spanish wars of "Delle guerre civili et esterne de Romani [...]"; part II was translated by the humanist A. Braccesi (1445-1503) but also highly corrected by Manuzio after a manuscript of the text in Greek. At the contrary Braccesi based his translation on the Latin translation of P. Candido. Printed in italics; with Aldine anchor on titles and last leaf of part I.
Ref. EDIT16 2207 (3 vol.). - Renouard 134:19. - Adams A-1358. - STC Italy 35 (id.).
Prov. Aloy. Capredoni, archbishop of Casalmorano (bookpl.).
Lot 675
Historia delle guerre esterne de' Romani [...]. Tradotta da Messer Alessandro Braccio [...], nuovamente impressa, et corretta [- Libro [...], nel quale si contengono le guerre, che fecero i Romani con li Carthaginesi, et con gli Spagnuoli nella Spagna. Nuovamente tradotto di greco in volgare italiano].
APPIANUS Alexandrinus