Girolamo Benivieni. OPERE DI GIROLAMO BENIVIENI FIRENTINO. NOUISSIMAMENTE RIVEDUTE ET DA MOLTI ERRORI ESPURGATE CON UNA CANZONA DELLO AMOR CELESTE & DIVINO... Venice: Nicolo Zopino e Vincentio compagno, 12 April 1522. Second edition; first Venetian edition. Later quarter calf over paper boards, rebacked with old spine laid down, with label and gilt lettering and patterns on spine, speckled edges. 8vo; A-Z8 &8 (lacking &8) 2A-2B8 (2B8v blank); ff. 302 [i.e. 200], with some pagination errors (151 for 131 and p. 177ff.). Italic type with Roman; text in Italian. With Giovanni Pico della Mirandola commentary in book three, printed marginalia, and title page with title surrounded by woodcut border depicting knights and horses. Adams B667; EDIT16 5322; USTC 813821.

6 x 4 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Girolamo Benivieni (1453-1542) was an important Florentine poet and a scholar in the Medici circle. He was friends with philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola who provided the commentary in book three of this volume, and a student of the teachings of Girolamo Savonarola. The well-known Renaissance artist Ghirlandaio painted his portrait ca. 1515, now in the National Gallery, London, a few years before the first edition of Opere was published.

Boards with edgewear, leather cracking at spine, small chips to leather and joints rubbed with a small wormhole; slight separation from textblock yet still sturdy; occasional staining and marginalia, toning, very light foxing, damp staining at hinge and lower margin beginning at Y4; small losses or tears to several pages not impacting text; small repair to inner margin of title page verso, restoration to colophon.