Bargagli, Scipione 1540 1612 (4 results)

Edizione del 1891 delle novelle del letterato italiano Scipione Bargagli (Siena 1540-1612). Volume della collana "Biblioteca diamante" Copertina editoriale originale. In mediocri condizioni. Copertina editoriale in mediocri condizioni generali con usure marginali. Piatti staccati. Legatura quasi assente. Pagine in buone condizioni con fioriture. In 24. cm 11x7,5. Pp. 126Edition of 1891 of the italian letterate Scipione Bargagli (Siena 1540-1612). Volume of the series "Biblioteca diamante" Editorial cover. In poor conditions. Editorial cover in poor conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Plates detached. Binding almost lacks. Pages in good conditions with foxing. In 24. cm 11x7,5. Pp. 126.

Hardcover. Octavo, [6], 286 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in later morocco, with gilt borders and five raised bands; all edges gilt. Boards rubbed at spine and extremities; front hinge starting. Interior clean and tight with occasional foxing. Shelved in Room G. 1248091. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to (200 x 145mm). [xvi (of xxiv)], 573pp. (i.e. 604), [xvi, index]. With separately titled sections for: "Delle lodi dell accademie. Oratione di Scipion Bargagli, M.D.LIX. Riformata . e ristampata": pp. 511-545 and "Orazione di Scipion Bargagli, in morte di monsignor Alessandro Piccolomini . MDLXXIX. Riueduta, e . ristampata": pp. 546-573. Engraved printer s device of the author and type ornaments on title. Engraved full-page portrait and emblematic dedication page of eagle with motto "Et Profundissima Quaeque."; historiated initials. 138 in-text oval emblem engravings depicting heraldry and symbolic imagery. 17th-century vellum; (title browned, creased, paper and tape repairs, occasionally browned and water-stained, as usual numerous mispaginations). Bargagli s Imprese, a piece of rare, illustrated emblem literature with important discussion of feminine agency in their creation from 1594. Native of Siena, humanist and writer, Scipione Bargagli produced this treatise on Italian emblems, his first book being printed in 1578 (La prima parte dell imprese (Siena: Luca Bonetti)) and then reprinted in 1589. The second and third parts of the treatise, which Bargagli composed in the 1570 s, were printed in 1594 as in this edition, together with the author s oration in praise in of the academies (1569) and that for the death of Alessandro Piccolomini, member of the very important Accademia degli Intonati in Siena (1579). In the second half of the sixteenth century, most imprese were created by and commissioned for men: kings, princes, noblemen, and intellectuals of the accademie. It was commonly believed that these devices must reflect men s expectations and were ultimately created to show a man s faithfulness and love for a woman. In contrast to this notion, Bargagli devotes sections in his imprese to describe emblems made or commissioned by women and for women. Bargagli attributed the creation of imprese to women s ingenuity and their ability to find a succinct and elegant way to display their intentions through the beauty of images and a few words. Several of the aristocratic women mentioned in Bargagli s treatise were involved with literary and intellectual activity at the time including Lucrezia Gonzaga, Isotta Brembata, Ersilia Cortese, Giovanna d Aragona, and Fulvia Spannocchi. Among the superior collection of emblems, Bargagli s lengthy discussion states that women s inferiority does not depend on a mental deficiency but on historical and social factors that brought men to monopolize the public space. Bargagli was one of the few to have sided with this notion. This work is excellent for its rich emblematic imagery and for containing glimpses into women s art patronage and culture in Renaissance Italy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 4to (200 x 145mm). [24], 1-573pp [16, tavola] (several misprinted pages detailed on front pastedown as common). Signatures: a(8); b(4); A-Z(8); Aa-Pp(8); Qq(4). Title with engraved circular device with arms of Bargagli and motto "Et propinquiori." Double-page engraved opening of Emperor Rudolf II and dedicatory full-page emblem with motto, "Et profundissima quaeque." 138 oblong or oval engravings in text with Latin mottos. Text in roman and italics. 17th-century vellum, spine with label "IMPRESE DEL BARGAGLI" and speckled edges; (title a bit worn with minor mends, some intermittent browning near end, some small gouges to binding, otherwise good). Old library shelfmark excised and affixed to front pastedown: "VIII. H." Modern armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque I.G. Schorsch on the front flyleaf. The first book of the Dell imprese treatise was first published in 1578 (La prima parte dell imprese by Luca Bonetti in Siena) and then reprinted in 1589. This is a later edition of the second and third part of the treatise, which Scipione Bargagli composed in the 1570s. The work was printed in 1594 with Francesco de Franceschi of Venice, together with the author s oration in praise of the academia (1569) and an address for the death of Alessandro Piccolomini (1579). The imprese device has been defined as a "self-portrait," highly individualized and usually commissioned to amplify certain qualities about a person. Bargagli s work on imprese is important in thinking about patronage of images in sixteenth century Italy. It is especially noted that Bargagli devoted a long section in the fourth book to describe imprese made for or commissioned by women. Several of the women highlighted by him were engaged in important literary and intellectual activities of the time, including Lucrezi Gozaga, Iotta Brembata, Ersilia Cortese, Giovanna d Aragona, and Fulvia Spannocchi. Bargagli explicitly attributes the impresas to these women, addressing their ingenuity, as well as their dignified role in noble society.