Title: Opere Toscane di Luigi Alamanni al Christianissimo re Francesco Primo, 1532
Author: Luigi Alamanni
Publisher: Lugduni, excudebat Sebast Gryphius
Condition: Fair
An early 16th century edition of the frequently printed satirical poetry and plays by Florentine statesman, poet and playwright Luigi Alamanni.
This volume collects a number of his elegies, eclogues, sonnets, the Fable of Narcissus, the tale of the Roman Flood, the Fable of Atlas, satires, and Penitential Psalms.
There are 5 fragments of manuscript binder’s waste at the front and rear of the text block, roughly dating from the late 12th or early 13th century.
One volume in 12mo, (8)+435+(13) pages
This volume is in fair shape, with heavy rubbing and peeling to the binding. There is some soiling to the title page and several other pages and toning throughout.