Trissino, Giovan Giorgio
Epistola del Trissino de la vita, che dee tenere una donna vedova, 1524. Rome. Lodovico vicentino and Lautitio.
Humanist Renaissance advice for widows on how to behave
Extremely rare first edition of this brief pedagogical treatise written in epistolary form, addressed to noblewoman Margherita Pio Sanseverino, offering an intellectual humanist perspective over the strict rules on female behavior dictated by Savonarola. Printed with the beautiful chancery Italic types by Trissino, which brought forward his ideas on the orthography of the Italian language proposing a reform with new characters inspired by phonetic principles.
Extremely rare first edition of this brief pedagogical treatise written in epistolary form, addressed to noblewoman Margherita Pio Sanseverino, offering an intellectual humanist perspective over the strict rules on female behavior dictated by Savonarola. Printed with the beautiful chancery Italic types by Trissino, which brought forward his ideas on the orthography of the Italian language proposing a reform with new characters inspired by phonetic principles.
$ 9,000.00
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8vo. 12 ff. Elegant 20th century half-calf, marbled covers, gilt title and fillets to spine.
A full description is available upon request.
A full description is available upon request.
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