1595 – Famous Italian Letters | Aldo Manuzio, Annibal Caro, Torquato Tasso, Boccaccio

Scelta di lettere di diuersi eccellentiss is a fascinating 1595 collection of Italian letters by some of the most imminent and famous Italian Renaissance figures. This second part of a larger work includes letters from notable names such as Annibal Caro, Aldo Manuzio, Paolo Manuzio, Baldassarre Castiglione, and Pietro Bembo, as well as writings from authors Giovanni Boccaccio (Decameron) and Torquato Tasso (Jerusalem Delivered).

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scelta di lettere di diuersi eccellentiss… ne la quale sono le piu belle lettere che infin qui si siano vedute con moltissime non ancora vscite in luce. Parte seconda
• Author(s): Various
• Contributor(s): Bartolomeo Zucchi (Editor)
• Publisher: Venetia, La Compagnia Minima
• Edition: First Edition. 1595
  • Part 2.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  8.25 in x 6 in (21 cm x 15.5 cm)
• Collation: [8], 504 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Letters from Aldo and Paolo Manuzio
  • Writings by Torquato Tasso, Castiglione, and Pietro Bembo
  • Correspondence concerning the Republic of Genoa
• Reference(s): USTC 864478

Condition:

Good. Bound in period-style hardcover with some paper loss at the corners. The text block is secure. Foxing and staining appear throughout but all text remains legible. Moderate signs of age and wear are present.

Why Collect This?

• Printed in 16th-century Venice by La Compagnia Minima
• Includes content not previously published before 1595
• Letters from key Renaissance literary and political figures

Item Number: # 29803