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Cardinal Pietro Bembo (1470-1547)
Category
Books
Date
1535
Materials
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3008000
Summary
Bibliographic description
[368]p.; fol. Running number: 1389. Provenance: Library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Sixteenth-century inscription on front endleaf: "Juliani Vecchii nouariensis amicor urui". Binding: eighteenth-century full calf over boards with triple gilt fillet border and sun cornerpieces; double gilt rule on board edges and gilt roll pattern on turn-ins; six raised bands, gilt tooled spine with gilt title on goatskin label; two colour thread to form double endbands; comb and swirl marbled pastedown and made endleaves; red edges. Green silk marker. Minor woodworm hole at foot of signature 2H.
Makers and roles
Cardinal Pietro Bembo (1470-1547) Pope Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici) (1475-1521), author Bruno, Cola, publisher Padovano, Giovanni, printer Ruffinelli, Venturino, printer