Annibal Caro. COMMENTO DI SER AGRESTO DA FICARUOLO, SOPRA LA PRIMA FICATA DEL PADRE SICEO. CON LA DICERIA DE NASI. s.l., s.n., ca. 1584. Full parchment, smooth spine. 8vo; π2 2A-2G8 2H1; 118pp. Italic type; text in Italian. With woodcut initials. This appears to be taken from Pietro Aretino's La prima [-seconda] parte de Ragionamenti which includes Caro's commentary. Grässe 1/190; Edit16 2485.

6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

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

Annibal Caro (Italian, 1507-1566) was an author and translator who worked primarily in Rome and Florence. He is best known for his poetry, comedies, and his translation of the Aeneid.

This is Caro's commentary on Francesco Maria Molza's erotic poem about figs. In it, Caro gave himself the nickname Ser Agresto da Ficaruolo, or Sir Rustic of Figland. Brunet calls it "un ouvrage fort licencieux" ('a very licentious work') Brunet 1/557.

Staining, edgewear, (3) small wormholes to boards, with rubbed tips and associated losses; front paste-down separating, interior toned with occasional foxing, manuscript or ink; frequent damp staining and worming.