1598 Lesina Company Dialogues Italian Political Satire Cuisine Finance Orvieto

BUONI, Tommaso [attrib.]

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In 16th-century Florence, there was a rise a style of literature that focused heavily on political satire. One such work was ‘Company of the Lesina Dialogues’. This work of unknown authorship describes a group of travelers on the way to Lesina and their conversations. It covers a wide variety of topics including food and recipes, as well as money and finance – things the group sought upon arriving at their destination.

 

While there are no exact connections between the two, the parallels between ‘Lesina’ and Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’ are evident. Fictional travelers discussing life on their way to a destination.

 

This edition was published in Orvieto, Italy in 1598. A unique 16th-century work published in a small Italian town.

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1598 Lesina Company Dialogues Italian Political Satire Cuisine Finance Orvieto

 

In 16th-century Florence, there was a rise a style of literature that focused heavily on political satire. One such work was ‘Company of the Lesina Dialogues’. This work of unknown authorship describes a group of travelers on the way to Lesina and their conversations. It covers a wide variety of topics including food and recipes, as well as money and finance – things the group sought upon arriving at their destination.

 

While there are no exact connections between the two, the parallels between ‘Lesina’ and Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’ are evident. Fictional travelers discussing life on their way to a destination.

 

This edition was published in Orvieto, Italy in 1598. A unique 16th-century work published in a small Italian town.

 

Item number: #8241

Price: $950

 

BUONI, Tommaso [attrib.]

 

Della famosissima compagnia della lesina dialogo, capitoli, e ragionamenti: Con l’aggiunta d’vna nuoua riforma, additione, & assottigliamento della punta d’essa lesina: Alla quale si e rifatto il manico, venuto meno per l’vso continuo de’ fratelli… Raccolti dall’ economo della spilorcieria.

 

Oruito: A. Colaldi e V. Aquilini, 1598.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • 103, [1]
  • References: USTC 838064; Goldsmiths’-Kress no. 02958.0 (1693 ed); Edit16 15017;
  • Language: Latin
  • Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
  • Size: ~7.5in X 5.75in (19cm x 14.5cm)
  • Very rare!

 

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8241

Categories

Law & Government

Literature

Cooking & Cuisine

Authors

BUONI, Tommaso [attrib.]

Printing Date

16th Century

Language

Latin

Binding

Vellum

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete