PIETRO DE CRESCENZI. - Lot 102

Lot n° 102
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PIETRO DE CRESCENZI. - Lot 102
PIETRO DE CRESCENZI. Piero Crescientio de agricultura vulgare. [Colophon]: Impessun Venetiis die nonomésis lulii anno dni M.D.XIX. (1519). In-8, (1)-235-(6) ff. 19th-century carmine morocco, spine with 3 double faux nerfs, gilt title, place and date, cold decoration to the caissons, framing in the style of Duseuil in cold and gilt on the boards, gilt fillet on the necks, double cold fillet bordering the contreplats (corners, spines and headpieces slightly rubbed, some leaves browned). A fine copy bound in a very fine morocco signed Leighton, Brewer street. Famous writings on agriculture by Pietro de Crescenzi or Pierre de Crescens (Bologna 1230-ca 1320), writer and magistrate considered the father of modern agronomic literature. Gothic lettering on title page, woodcut depicting Justice on recto and large woodcut extracted from Alexander Grammaticus' Doctrinale (1513) on verso; around 30 small in-text woodcuts depicting rural scenes (some repeated); ornate initials. Fine post-incunabula Venetian reprint of Pierre de Crescens' famous text.
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