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Goffredo, ouero, Gierusalemme liberata : poema heroico / del Sig. Torquato Tasso ; nel quale sono state aggiunte molte stanze leuate, con le varie lettioni, & postiui gli Argomenti, & Allegoriea ciascun canto d'incerto auttore ; con l'aggiunta de' Cinque canti del Sig. Camillo Camilli, & i loro Argomenti del Sig. Francesco Melchiori opitergino ; con vna copiosissima tauola de'nomi proprij, & materie principali
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| Title | Goffredo, ouero, Gierusalemme liberata : poema heroico / del Sig. Torquato Tasso ; nel quale sono state aggiunte molte stanze leuate, con le varie lettioni, & postiui gli Argomenti, & Allegoriea ciascun canto d'incerto auttore ; con l'aggiunta de' Cinque canti del Sig. Camillo Camilli, & i loro Argomenti del Sig. Francesco Melchiori opitergino ; con vna copiosissima tauola de'nomi proprij, & materie principali |
| Detail Depicted | Binding -- Materials -- Vellum (Front turn-ins)
Binding -- Damage and repair -- Insect (Front pastedown) |
| Uniform Title | Gerusalemme liberata |
| Creator/Author | Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595 |
| Publisher | Appresso Giacomo Sarzina [Sarzina, Giacomo] |
| Place of Publication | In Venetia [Italy--Venice] |
| Date of Publication | MDCXI [1611] |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Godfrey, of Bouillon, ca. 1060-1100--Poetry--Early works to 1800
Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244--Poetry--Early works to 1800
Crusades--First, 1096-1099 --Poetry--Early works to 1800
Epic poetry, Italian
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Poetry
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| Bibliographic Elements | [16], 238, [2], 63, [1] p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (4to) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Appresso Giacomo Sarzina [Sarzina, Giacomo] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Bound in contemporary limp vellum, sewn on 3 leather thongs.
Headbands sewn on alum-tawed pigskin thongs in two colors.
Evidence of tie closures at fore-edge.
Author calligraphed on spine.
Edges lightly stained in purple.
Evidence that original vellum covers painted bright yellow. |
| General Notes | Signatures: [maltese cross][superscript 8] A-P[superscript 8] [superscript 2]A-D[superscript 8] ; 160 leaves.
Misnumbered pages in 1st work: 7 as '9', 34 as '42', 65 as '66', 67 as '68', 68 as '69', 146-147 as '144-145', 158-159 as '155-156'; misprinted 229 upside down; misnumbered page in 2nd work: 46 as '56'
Decorated and historiated initials
Woodcut printer's mark on t.p.
Former owner inscription dated 1709 on front free endpaper. Note in same hand on p. [4] of cover.
Couching flaw on page 62.
Di nuouo con somma diligenza corretto, & ristampato. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay |
| Language | Italien |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books PQ4638 B11 1611 |
| 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 | Leaves [3-4a]: "Discorso del S. Filippo Pigafetta, mandato al Signor Celio Malespina in materia de i due titoli di questo poema."; leaves [4b-6]: "Allegoria del poema"; leaves [7-9]: "Tavola di tuttii noma proprii, et di tutte le materie principali contenute nel presente libro." |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
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