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Verona: Boninus de Boninis, de Ragusia, 1483. 16th-century limp vellum (minor defects), 18th-century manuscript spine title on the spine, evidence of four pigskin ties. First Vernacular Edition: the first illustrated technology book, the first military dictionary in a modern European language and an extraordinary mirror of princes. Valturio composed On Military Matters in Latin between 1455-60 at the request of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417-68), the wily nobleman, poet, arts patron and fiercely successful general-for-hire who ruled Rimini. The work originally appeared at Verona in 1472. Paolo Ramusio (c. 1443-1506) edited and translated the text for the present splendid edition, which he dedicated to the non-Latin-literate Roberto di Aragonia, a professional soldier then in the employ of Venice. LEONARDO DA VINCI OWNED A COPY OF THIS EDITION, FROM WHICH HE SKETCHED WAR MACHINES, ENTERED PASSAGES INTO HIS COMMONPLACE BOOK, DREW ARTISTIC…
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[Incipit a2r:] Opera De Facti E Precepti Militari
by Valturio, Roberto
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Institvtionvm Scholasticarvm Libri Tres
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Antwerp: G. Smits for J. I Bellerus, 1573. 18th-century marbled calf (repaired), spine and red morocco label gilt, red edges. Only Edition of his treatise aimed at instructors: his schoolbooks had over two hundred printings. The first part enunciates the general principles, goal and utility of teaching. The second and third parts lay out detailed templates for secular and religious education, including remarks on games, recreation, punishments, which Greek and Latin authors to read and how to explain them, which manuals to use, exercises in translation, imitation and recitation, how to draft and administer exams, competitions and learned disputes and how to mount dramatic performances. It discourages discussion of current events (the Turks, the French, beggars), ball playing, dice, archery, gambling, fighting, lying, swearing and drinking (the teachers...). It schematically frames the year's syllabus for each of the seven grades. I have located one copy in the U.S. In good condition (slightly…
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Catalogue Des Livres
by Villoisin, Jean Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de
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Paris: L.-É. Testu, 1806. 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards, spine and title gilt. Classical text editor, philologist, manuscript hunter and collector, Villoison (1750-1805) focused on fine and large paper copies of scholarly and antiquarian Greek literature. At the time of the sale, this copy's owner marked in manuscript fifty-nine lots with an M, AM or LM and a three to nine digit number. He also recorded the prices realized in pencil for a third of the lots, including the coded ones. In good condition, lower and outer margins uncut (occasional light spotting, narrow worm trail in some blank upper margins), bookplate of lawyer Frédéric Chéron (d. 1922). ¶Peignot, Répertoire bibliographique universel 131; Blogie, Répertoire des catalogues de ventes II: 25.
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