"THE CHRISTIAN POET LUDOVICO ARIOSTO!" - Lot 120

"THE CHRISTIAN POET LUDOVICO ARIOSTO!" ARIOSTO (Lodovico). ORLANDO FURIOSO con gli Argomenti in ottava Rima di M. Lodovico Dolce. Venezia, Domenico Lovista, 1713. One volume in-8 (462 pp, 1 f), full contemporary vellum. Freckling and ink cross overprint in text margins, stains and soiling. A charming edition that retains its antique appearance. It is illustrated with a large woodcut depicting Ariosto on the title page and a large number of slightly worn woodcuts in the text. The Orlando Furioso is considered to be the inspiration for the Romans de Chevalerie. In chapter VI (Enquête dans la bibliothèque), Cervantes scratches Ariosto, "the Christian poet", whose Spanish translation of Roland Furieux had expunged certain passages deemed licentious. Antique bookplate in ink: D. Clos. Neither Brunet nor Palau mention this late edition.