Les Azolains de Monseigneur Bembo, De la nature D’Amour. Traduictz d’Italien en Francoys, par Jan Martin Secretaire de Monseigneur Reverendißime Cardinal de Lenoncourt, par le commandement de Monseigneur Monseigneur le Duc d’Orleans. Seconde edition corrigée & emendée par le traducteur.
Imprimé a Pairs: par Michel de Vascozan, por luy, & Gilles Corrozet Libraires, Avec privilege de la Court, M. D. XLVII [1547]. Second, corrected and amended edition. In 20th-century leather.
. ff. 155 [1]. Sign.: A–T8 V4 (V4 blank). Early female provenance (Catherine de Gaule and others), besides other inscriptions on title page and last blank leaf. Title page restored at the upper outer corner. Occasional stains throughout. Overall in very good conditio.
Enlarged second edition (first in 1545) of the first translation of any of Bembo’s work into any language.
“The translations of Pietro Bembo’s works started in 16th century Paris: in 1545, Michel de Vascosan and Gilles Corrozet printed Les Azolains de Monseigneur Bembo, de la nature d’Amour. The French version of the text was entrusted to Jean Martin. He was one of the most famous translators of Italian works from Orlando Furioso by Ariosto to Arcadia by Sannazzaro.” (Burattini 2020)
Provenance: (Besides others) Catherine du Gaule, probably from the Gaulle in Châlons-en-Champagne family
Scarce, USTC locates only 6 copies (France 3, USA 2, Austria 1).
Literature: Burattini, I. (2020). Pietro Bembo in other languages. Newitalianbooks.
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Price: €6,000.00