Scriptores Rei Rusticae Libri Rustica (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. [GILT INITIALS] 8vo. ff. (liv) 295 (i). Italic letter with Roman. Initials supplied in gold with red penwork, printer's device to t-p and final ep, a few woodcuts of agricultural instruments and land measurements, a.e.g. Very light age yellowing, the odd marginal spotting. A fine, very well-margined copy, crisp and clean, in early C18 French crimson morocco in the style of Derome, marbled paper to pastedowns, cover edges gilt to a triple rule, gilt inner dentelles. Spine in seven compartments, with large gilt thistle, rosettes and foliage, gilt title and printer's name. Armorial bookplate of William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech, to front pastedown, silk marker. The early initials painted gold with red penwork were probably produced in France by an anonymous artist. They reflect types based on Roman epigraphy, especially Geoffrey Tory's manual 'Champfleury' (Paris, 1529). They may have been inspired by the gilt initials often executed for Jean Grolier. The finely gilt thistles on the spine closely resemble those in Barber, 'Printed Books and Bookbindings', FL. 75, W.Cat.212. A fine, large copy of this successful collection of famous classical texts on agriculture, edited by the friar and humanist Giovanni Giocondo and integrated with material from the Giunta edition of 1521. The thorough subject index which precedes the texts was devised for a C16 readership interested in the classical rustic virtues of landownership and the practical aspects of country life, with topics as varied as the best place to set up a beehive, horticulture, remedies for dogs with flees and sick horses, ways to scare snakes off stables and regulations for workers. Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 BC) was a Roman statesman, military officer and author. His only complete, extant work, 'De Agri Cultura' (c.160 BC) is a manual on the management of a country estate reliant on slaves, with a special interest in the cultivation of vines. A prolific writer patronised by Augustus, Marcus Terentius Varro (116-107BC) based his 'Rerum rusticarum libri tres' on his direct experience of farming. He notably warns his readers to avoid marshlands, where 'animalia minuta' that cannot be seen by the human eye may be breathed in or swallowed and cause illnesses. A soldier and farmer, Lucius Moderatus Columella (4-70AD) is best known for his 'Res rustica' in twelve volumes and the shorter 'De arboribus'. Intended as a manual of husbandry, 'Res rustica' deals with a wealth of activities including the cultivation of vines and olives, the farming and treatment of animals, and the management of workers. 'De arboribus' contains information on horticulture, subdivided by kind of tree. Inspired by Columella and much admired in the medieval period, Palladius's (C4-5AD) 'Opus agriculturae' (or 'De re rustica') provides an account of the typical monthly activities of a Roman farm, and mentions the utility of building mills over abundant waterways to grind wheat. These texts, first published together in Venice in 1472, enjoyed wide circulation in C16 Italy and France. This copy was part of the library at Glyn Cywarch, owned by William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech.USTC 800776; Brunet V, 246; Rénouard 109:9; Graesse V, 331: 'Texte de la première Aldine avec quelques corrections empruntées à la Juntine de 1521.'.…

Parisiis ( Paris ) , apud Ioannem Parvum sub Flore Lilio , Via ad sanctum Iacobum, in-folio, 326 x 220 mm, (56) nn pp with large printer's mark of Iehan Petit on the title page + 506 pp +(4)nn pp (colophon and 3 bl.) (Complete, collation identical to Adams S810). The colophon reads ; '' Impressum Lutetiae praelo Antonii Augerelli , Impensis autem Ioannis Parvi, & Galeoti à Prato. Mense Februario Anno M.D.XXXIII ''. Bound in old blindtooled calf, skilfully rebacked , upper board with some leather restorations, lower board nearly intact. Margin of first fly leaf with some paper restoration , title page with a few old unobtusive stains . The only mark of provenance is a number in ink on the first paste down ; '' 174 ''. Fine copy of this rare edition, with a crisp , near stainless interior in a finely restored - most probabably - first binding.…

Rilegato. Condition: buono. [Giunti agricoltura] (cm.21,5) Solida legatura originale in piena pergamena realizzata con un folgio manoscritto del XIV-XV secolo, poco leggibile per sbiaditura e difetti agli angoli. dorso rifatto nel XIX sec. in pergamena antica. -cc.20nn., cc.222, cc.125 + 1c. con al verso la marca tipografica. il colophon è a c. 125 recto. Alcune figure nel testo con terreni agricoli, mietitura, schemi ecc. opera classica, copia dell'edizione del 1515 con l'aggiunta dei commentari di Columella e Palladio con le note del Beroaldo. Raccoglie le massime opere antiche di agricoltura, sui lavori dei campi, sulla caccia, pesca, cibi, vino, villa ecc.nel testo alcuni passaggi in greco. Le prime 5 carte n umerate contengono ai margini molte note coeve manoscritte. una gora al margine bianco delle prime 20 carte, ben restaurata con vecchio rinforzo alle prime dieci. il tutto senza danno al testo. per altro bell'esmplare nitido e genuino compelto dell'ultima carta con la marca che a volte manca come dice Ceresoli:"la marca col gilgio non si trova in fine di tutti gli esemplari di questa non frequente edizione." *Camerini "Giunti" 155; *Bandini II 171; *Ebert 20736; *Renouard XLVI/48 * Sander 6911; *Ceresoli 327; *Simon "Bacchica"395; *Simon "Gastronomica" 312; *Schweiger II, 2: 1306. *Brunet V 246; *Graesse VI 331; *Adams S 807.[f61].…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1735 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 627 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 627.…

(Firenze, Giunti, 1521). Im 4; robusta leg. m. pelle (metà '800) con fregi e lett. o. al dorso di 5 nervi; punte dei piatti in pelle (mancante quella sup.); 20 cc.n.n. + 222 (segn. 218) l'ultima con la sola marca tipogr. n. verso (ma MANCA la c. 125 con 10 righe di testo e colophon). Diverse illustraz. princip. con figure geometriche in legno n.t. ESEMPLARE MOLTO BELLO INTERNAM. FRESCO E MARGINOSO (alcune postille dell'epoca, sparse). Ben nota raccolta di scritti di vari AA. sull'agricoltura ma anche sulla caccia, pesca, enologia, alimentazione etc. Seconda ediz. Giuntina ". che riproduce la prima del 1515 con l'aggiunta del commento di I.P. FORTUNATO al Libro X "De cultu hortorum" di Columella con le note del Beroaldo." (Camerini, n. 155). Renouard, p. XLVI, n. 48: ". copie de l'edit. du 1515 avec la seule addition de commentaire sur un des livres de Columelle et de Palladio". Paleari Henssler; p. 680. B.IN.G., n. 1801. Brunet, 5, 246. Ceresoli; p. 327: "La marca con giglio fiorentino non si trova in tutti gli esemplari di questa non frequente edizione". Libro.…