Imprese illustri di diversi. Parte prima [-terza]. Venice, Francesco Ziletti,

£1,500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

First edition of this fine book of imprese where Porro’s perfectly executed devices and mottoes, each within a different ornamental border, are followed by the thorough iconographic analysis of the poet Camillo (d. 1615). The dedication is to Ferdinando de’ Medici. “Il Porro non esegui opera piu bella e piu de questa elegante” (Cicognara). Provenance: bookplate of Gianni Boccoli. A few leaves browned, small wormhole to blank outer margins, but generally a fresh copy. Praz p. 296. Mortimer Italian no. 99. Cicognara 1870.

• Binding: Hardcover

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