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Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Incunable Collection, 19252

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Manchester Digital Collections
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The John Rylands Library
Shelfmark
  • 19252
Biblissima authority file
Date
  • 1478
Language
  • Italian
Title
  • [Trionfi]. (Triumphi)
Agent
Description
  • Extent:
    [196] leaves, fol. Leaf height: 285 mm, width: 205 mm.
    Binding:

    Early 19th century speckled calf over boards with blind tooling; gilt text block edges; marbled endpapers; JRL gilt monogramme on upper cover. Bound by Charles Lewis - see Dibdin, Bib. Spenc., v.6, p.226.


    Acquisition:

    Part of the Spencer library acquired by Enriqueta Rylands in 1892 from John Poyntz Spencer (1835-1910), 5th Earl Spencer for The John Rylands Library


    Data Source(s):

    Created as part of the project 'Petrarch Commentary and Exegesis in Renaissance Italy, c.1350-c.1650' funded by the AHRC and led by Professor Simon Gilson (University of Oxford, Principal Investigator), Dr Federica Pich (University of Leeds, Co-Investigator) and Dr Guyda Armstrong (University of Manchester, Co-Investigator), edited and revised by Julianne Simpson


    Subject(s):
    Italian poetry -- 14th century -- Early works to 1800.
    Abstract:

    The Triumphi with commentary by Bernardo da Siena.


    Format:
    Codex
    Provenance:

    Purchased by Earl Spencer from the sale of the Apponyi Library, Vienna. See Dibdin, Bib. Spenc., v.6, p.226.

    Armorial bookplate of The John Rylands Library 1894 on front paste-down and oval leather label: E Bibliotheca Spenceriana; from the collection of George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834).


    Additions:

    Extensive marginal annotations, mostly washed and illegible.


    Note(s):

    The Triumphi with commentary by Bernardo da Siena.

    Colophon: Finisse il co[m]me[n]to deli triumphi del Petrarcha composto per il p[re]stantissimo ph[ilosoph]o chiamato messer Bernardo da Sena imp[re]sso nella inclita citta da Uenexia p[er] Theodo[rum] de Reynsburch et Reynaldu[m] de Novimagio compagni.nelli anni del signore.M.cccc.lxxviii. adi.vi.del mese de Febraro.

    BMC describes two variant settings.

    Petrarch’s poems and commentary in gothic type; no printed numbering; Petrarch’s poems set on left in small block, with commentary distributed on three sides.

    Signatures: a¹⁰ b⁸ c⁶ d–e⁸ f¹⁰ g⁸ h–i⁶ I⁸ k⁸ l–o⁶.⁸ p–s⁶ t¹⁰ aa⁸ bb–ff⁶ gg¹⁰ (a1 blank).

    There is also another work, often issued together with this one, containing the RVF 1-135 and commentary by Francesco Filelfo and colophon dated 30 March 1478. ISTC have a single record for both works, but more copies survive separately than together.

    In this copy the caption title on leaf a2 recto corresponds with variant title in BL IB. 20641 described in BMC, V, 254, but setting of leaves k1-2 according to IB. 20636.


    Publication:
    [Venice : Theodorus de Reynsburch and Reynaldus de Novimagio, 1478]
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