Il Petrarcha
Petrarch, (Francesco Petrarca) (1304-1374)
Category
Books
Date
1581
Materials
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3163679
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28], 413 [i.e. 415], [1] leaves :. ill., ports ;. 4to. Old shelfmark '11.5' on endpapers. Contemporary annotations in Italian; manuscript on final blank leaf "Sonnetto del' Petrar: contra Roma. 174.p." Provenance:Armorial bookplate on title page verso: "The Right Noble William Duke of Devonshire Lord Steward of His Ma.ties Houshold, & Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter" [probably William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1641-1707)]. Contemporary inscription on title page "E mi ego Basil.s Latinus die 27 Noueb[?] 1584 .[?]. G.f. pec" Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf, marbled endpapers; 5 raised bands; gilt-lettered on red label 'Il Petrarch'
Makers and roles
Petrarch, (Francesco Petrarca) (1304-1374) Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo (fl.16th century) Alessandro Griffio