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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bueno. In-12. [12], 225, [3] p. Bound in old full vellum. Woodcut printer's device on title page depicting a crowned mermaid at sea, holding her two tails, with a sunrise and ships in the background, surrounded by a foliate border. Initials "AB" with crosses and the motto: Non Sempre Nuoce. A rare and significant anthology, pivotal in the history of women's literature in Italy. This edition marks a semantic turning point regarding the professional status of female writers. According to The Feminist Encyclopedia of Italian Literature (Russell, 1997), this 1695 edition represents a crucial evolution: while the original compilation by Ludovico Domenichi (1545) was titled Rime diverse d'alcune nobilissime e virtuosissime donne emphasizing the authors' nobility and moral virtue Antonio Bulifon intentionally renamed this collection Rime di cinquanta poetesse. This specific rebranding serves as historical evidence of the shift in perception of women writers: no longer merely "virtuous ladies" who wrote casually, but acknowledged professionals worthy of the title "Poetess." Scholars like Marie-Francoise Piejus have further noted that this title change signals that the literary woman was finally accepted as a professional feature of Italian cultural life, legitimized under the sponsorship of the fashionable Academies, rather than remaining an exception defined solely by her character. Includes works and biographical notes on Vittoria Colonna, Veronica Gambara, Tullia d'Aragona, Laura Terracina, Marguerite de Valois, Francesca Baffo, and others. Provenance: Ex Libris Francisci Antonii Badnii Cenrensis. References: Rinaldina Russell, The Feminist Encyclopedia of Italian Literature; Marie-Francoise Piejus. Rare.Ex Libris Francisci Antonii Badnii Cenrensis.…