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| Title | L'Aminta : favola boschereccia / di Torquato Tasso. E l'Alceo : favola pescatoria / di Antonio Ongaro, padovano |
| Detail Depicted | Printing - Decorative elements - Head and tail pieces (Page 102) |
| Creator/Author | Torquato Tasso [Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595]
Gio: Antonio Volpi. Edi- [Volpi, Gio. Antonio, 1686-1766]
Antonio Ongaro [Ongaro, Antonio, ca. 1569-1599] |
| Publisher | Presso Giuseppe Comino [Comino, Giuseppe, d. 1756?] |
| Place of Publication | In Padova [Italy – Padua] |
| Date of Publication | MDCCXXII [1722] |
| Genre Heading | Folklore
Drama
Printed books--1701-1800 (18th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | xxiv, 187, [1] p. ; 19 cm. (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Presso Giuseppe Comino [Comino, Giuseppe, d. 1756?] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
Intaglio--Engravings
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| Binding | Bound in contemporary calf with simple paneled tooling and some decorative sprinkled leather. Rebacked in the early 20th century
Sewn on 4 cords.
Headbands sewn on vegetal cords.
All edges trimmed and sprinkled in red. |
| General Notes | Signatures: a[superscript 8] b[superscript 4] A-M[superscript 8] [$4 (-b3, 4, E4) signed]; 108 leaves, [I-ii] iii-xxiv, [1-2] 3-80 [81-82] 83-97 [98] 99-187 [4].
Engraved printer's mark on t.p.
Woodcut head- and tailpieces, decorated and historiated initials.
Apostrophus publication date on title page: CI[backwards]C I[backwards]C CC XXII.
Dedicatory letter signed by the editor, Gio: Antonio Volpi.
"Edizioni dell'Aminta": p. ix-xiv. "Traduzioni dell'Aminta in diverse lingue": p. xv-xvii.
"L'Alceo" (p. [81]-187) with special t.-p., is from the Venetian edition of 1582.
"Alcune notizie intorno alla persona di Antonio Ongaro, e alla sua favola pescatoria intitolata l'Alceo": p. 83-86. "Alcune edizioni dell'Alceo": p. 87-89. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay
Bookplate of VHB on front pastedown. |
| 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 PQ4639 A2 1722 |
| 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 | Dedicatory letter signed by the editor, Gio: Antonio Volpi.
"Edizioni dell'Aminta": p. ix-xiv. "Traduzioni dell'Aminta in diverse lingue": p. xv-xvii. b "L'Alceo" (p. [81]-187) with special t.-p., is from the Venetian edition of 1582.
"Alcune notizie intorno alla persona di Antonio Ongaro, e alla sua favola pescatoria intitolata l'Alceo": p. 83-86. "Alcune edizioni dell'Alceo": p. 87-89.Dedicatory letter signed by the editor, Gio: Antonio Volpi.
"Edizioni dell'Aminta": p. ix-xiv. "Traduzioni dell'Aminta in diverse lingue": p. xv-xvii.
"L'Alceo" (p. [81]-187) with special t.-p., is from the Venetian edition of 1582.
"Alcune notizie intorno alla persona di Antonio Ongaro, e alla sua favola pescatoria intitolata l'Alceo": p. 83-86. "Alcune edizioni dell'Alceo": p. 87-89. L'Aminta is a pastoral drama of Arcadia, a paradise mentioned in poetry of ancient Greece. The lyrical play presents a series of vignettes that culminate in the shepherd Aminta's long-sought attainment of his beloved, Silvia. The play reflects an idealization of court life. |
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