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| Title | Dialoghi piaceuoli / del sig. Stefano Guazzo, gentil'huomo di Casale di Monferrato ; dalla cui famigliare lettione potranno senza stanchezza, & satieta non solo gli huomini, ma ancora le donne raccogliere diuersi frutti morali, & spirituali. |
| Detail Depicted | Printers and publishers - Marks and colophons (Title page) |
| Creator/Author | Stefano Gvazzo [Guazzo, Stefano, 1530-1593] |
| Publisher | ad instantia di Pietro Tini, libraro in Milano [Tini, Pietro, d. ca. 1588] |
| Place of Publication | In Venetia [Italy -- Venice] |
| Date of Publication | MDLXXXVI. [1586] |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Political ethics
Honor
Conduct of life
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Philosophical works
Political works
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| Bibliographic Elements | [14], 203, [1] leaves ; 20 cm. (4to) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Presso Gio. Antonio Bertano [Bertano, Giovanni Antonio, fl. 1570-1612] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Rebound in the 20th century in 3/4 vellum with stencil printed paper boards, sewn on 3 cords.
Stuck-on headbands.
Original trimmed edges with remnants of blue decorative staining.
Calligraphed author and title in red and black on spine. |
| General Notes | Signatures: [dagger][superscript 8] 2[dagger][superscript 6] A-2B[superscript 8] 2C[superscript 4] [$4 (-2[dagger]4, 2C3, 4) signed; missigning [dagger]4 as 2[dagger]4]; 218 leaves, ff. [14] 1-203 [204] [misnumbering 104 as 100].
Woodcut vignette on title page is device of Pietro Tini with his initials in lower right corner.
Woodcut headpieces and decorated initials.
Includes index and table of proverbs.
Text in italics. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay |
| References | BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 319 |
| 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 JA79 G83 1586 |
| 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 |
| Content | Della prudenza del re congiunta con le lettere -- Del prencipe della Valacchia maggiore -- Del giudice -- Della elettione de' magistrati -- Delle imprese -- Del paragone dell'arme, & delle lettere -- Del paragone della poesia latina, & della thoscana -- Della voce fedelta -- Dell'honor vniuersale -- Dell'honor delle donne -- Del conoscimento di se stesso -- Della morte |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
