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1587 Le Vergini Prudenti Benedetto Dell'Uva Florence Renaissance Leather Bound

by Benedetto dell’Uva

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1587 Le Vergini Prudenti Benedetto Dell'Uva Florence Renaissance Leather Bound LE VERGINI PRUDENTI Benedetto dell’Uva Florence: Bartolommeo Sermartelli, 1587 1587 Florentine printing first collected edition complete with all three works An attractive sixteenth-century Florentine printing of Italian sacred poetry, preserved in an old full-leather binding with raised spine bands, gilt lettering, and small gilt ornaments. Written by the Benedictine poet Benedetto dell’Uva, Le vergini prudenti—“The Wise Virgins”—recounts the martyrdoms of Saints Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Justina, and Catherine. A distinctive example of Italian Renaissance religious literature, connecting the traditions of epic poetry with the devotional concerns of the Counter-Reformation. The title page announces the accompanying works Il pensier della morte and Il Doroteo. The 1587 publication is recognized in antiquarian descriptions as the first collected edition, following the works’ separate publication in 1582. The contents of this particular volume have not been formally collated. The title page retains a decorative woodcut printer’s device and an old manuscript ownership inscription in its lower margin, together with a faint numerical notation beside the device. The former owner has not been identified. An appealing collectible for those interested in early Italian printing, Renaissance poetry, Benedictine literature, Catholic devotional history, and the literary representation of female saints. 3 PartPaginat

  • Publisher: Florence, Italy
  • Year: 1587
  • Binding: Leather
  • Condition: Good

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