Estimate € 400 - 600
Sold € 500
Auction: 25 January 2022 at 10:00
DA BARBERINO, Francesco (1264-1348) - Documenti d'amore. Rome: Mascardi, 1640. First printed edition of the work by Francesco da Barberino, a scholar of Brunetto Latino together with Guido Cavalcanti and Dante. I documenti d'amore are a sought-after encyclopedic work in vernacular and Latin in which a reference to Dante's Commedia appears for the first time. 4to (240 x 170mm). Half-title, figurative title , 15 plates, woodcut headpieces and initials (some browning and spotting). Contemporary vellum (?) with gilt title on spine, yellow edges, green silk bookmark.
Estimate € 400 - 600