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| Title | La croce racquistata : poema heroico / di Francesco Bracciolini ; libri xxxv |
| Detail Depicted | Printing -- Page design (Title page) |
| Creator/Author | Bracciolini, Francesco, 1566-1645 |
| Publisher | Appresso Giouanni Bazachi [Bazzachi, Giovanni] |
| Place of Publication | In Piacenza [Italy--Piacenza] |
| Date of Publication | 1613 |
| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
Poetry
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| Bibliographic Elements | [8], 306, [2] p. (p. [307]-[308] blank) ; 24 cm. (4to) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Appresso Giouanni Bazachi [Bazzachi, Giovanni] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Bound in 17th cent. stiffened vellum, sewn on 5 cords.
Headbands sewn on vellum thongs.
Author and title calligraphed on spine.
All edges spattered purple. |
| General Notes | Signatures: a[superscript 4], A-S[superscript 8] T[superscript 10] (T10 blank) [$4(-a3, 4;T5)signed]; 158 leaves, pp. [8] 1-306 [2]. Missigning T1 as E, misnumbering 252 as 152, 254-256 as 154-156.
Printer's mark on title page.
Title within border of type-ornaments.
Decorated and historiated initials. Tailpieces.
Argument at the beginning of each libro bordered with the same type-ornaments as the title page.
Printed in double columns. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay |
| Language | Italian |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books PQ4615.B4 C7 1613 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
