Pontanus Iovianus (4 results)

Condition: Buono (Good). 0. In-8° (mm 158x100), Carte 224 (con la marca giuntina al fine). Senza le 4 carte di indice. Legatura in pergamena moderna, titolo manoscritto al dorso. Sguardie rinnovate, gore d'acqua marginali nella parte inferiore delle prime 70 carte. Ex-libris manoscritto: "Clementis Guelfi Monsavinensis 1754". Buon esemplare. (Privo delle 4 carte di indice). Decia-Delfiol-Camerini I, 135: "È la seconda parte dell'opera". Bandini II, 150. Book.

Condition: Very good. 8vo. Collation: a-xx8 yy4 = 356 ff. Title printed in red with fleur-de-lis device. Bound in 18th-century French mottle calf (joints and corners expertly repaired, leather with some wear, text with waterstaining on title and first 20 ff.). Old ownership inscriptions on title, few marginal notes and underlining. NOT A "GENUINE" COUNTERFEIT ALDINE, BUT AN "ALDINE LOOKING" LYONNAIS PRINTING OF ONE OF THE GREATEST ITALIAN NEO-LATIN POETS, FEATURING A MANUSCRIPT COPY OF PONTANO'S "TWO PALM TREES" POEM. "The Lyonese printers often covered their tracks by omitting the place, date, and printer's name from their publications, while relying on the recognizable italic typography and portable format to echo the familiarity of the genuine Aldine imprint. Although this collection of the works of Giovanni Gioviano Pontano 'borrows' Aldine typography and format, it does not claim to be a genuine Aldine. Indeed, the colophon explicitly records the place of imprint as Lugdunum (the Latin name for Lyon), and records 'Bartholomei Troth' as the publisher. Although listed by Renouard as an Aldine piracy, the lilly (fleur-de-lis, in red) on the title page evokes the Florentine press of the Giunti family, and was their registered trademark in Lyon." (Clemons / Fletcher). This fine Lyonnais printing contains 11 philosophical treatises by the Italian humanist Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426-1503). The collection was first printed by Aldus himself in 1505, the book includes, i.a., his De Urania, which deals with the heavenly bodies, their influence on the earth and their supposed influence on human affairs; De Meteora, dealing with the weather; and De Hortis Hesperidum, concerning the growing of oranges and lemons." COPY SPECIFIC DETAILS: Below the colophon is written in an 18th-century hand the text of Pontano's obscure poem "De palma Bitontina & Hydruntina." The comes from his volume of love poems entitled "Eridanus" (Carmina XXXIV). The present poem depicts two palm trees, one a male palm tree growing in Brindisi and the other a female situated in Otranto, fifty miles away. At first they were unaware of each other's presence and remained for a long time without fruit and even without foliage. Having finally grown to a height where they could finally see each other, the two palm trees fell in love, mated, and soon after began to bear fruit, having "filled their honeycombs with liquid honey." (See: Robert Hallowell, The Mating Palm Trees in Du Bartas' "Seconde Sepmaine" in: Renaissance News, Vol. 17, no. 2 [Summer 1964], pp. 89-95). Confusingly, our scribe omitted the final two couplets of the poem, although there was certainly enough space on the verso. PROVENANCE: Contemporary inscriptions of "Josse Lawuriens" (i.e. Laurence) on the title-page; later (18th-century?) illegible inscription on first blank leaf. § Clemens / Fletcher, Aldus no. 61. UCLA 1154; Renouard no. 45 (313); Shaw, "The Lyons counterfeit of Aldus's italic type: a new chronology," in: The Italian book 1465-1800: Studies presented to Dennis E. Rhodes on his 70th birthday (1993), pp. 117-133 (the present edition is his no. 60); Baudrier, VIII, 426. Heilbrun, Contrefacons aldines no. 29.

With printer's device on title and at the end. 247, (2) leaves. 8vo. Contemp. limp vellum. Collected works by Giovanni Pontano (14291503), main representative of the Italian Renaissance. The collection contains: Urania, sive de stellis libri quinque", Meteorum liber unus", De hortis Hesperidum libri duo", Lepidina", Hendecasyllaborum libri duo", Tumulorum liber unus", Neniae duodecim", Epigrammata duodecim". The first Pontanus edition was printed in 1505 also by Aldus Manutius. First inner hinge broken, worm trace from pp. 129 to 138.

Vellum. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1505 and 1518. 1st editions. Two volumes. Octavo (6"). Period vellum over paste board, gilt titles on slightly later morocco spine labels. Old hand written date and volume number in ink at foot of each volume's spine. [Vol.1] 242 unnumbered leaves; [Vol.II] 172 numbered leaves(Leaves 89, 91, 93, and 95 misnumbered 97, 99 101, and 103), Aldine Press anchor device on title and last page of both volumes. Very Good or better. A charming set of the first editions virtually never found in matching period bindings. Volume I's boards are moderately soiled, with drip staining and a small tear at the fore edge, exposing the paste board. Volume II is only very lightly soiled, with less edge wear than volume I. Both volumes have 19th century marbled paste downs, with matching book plates of Francesco Bubani, of Milano. Last gathering of volume I browned/browning, with some browning on the title page, just above the anchor device. Worming repair on the first end paper and the title page (just above the title) of volume I. Volume II's title page is browning at the anchor device.***** Subtitle: [Vol.I] Urania, sive de stellis libri quinque; Meteororum liber unus; De hortis Hesperidum libri duo; Lepidina sive pastorales pompae septem. Item Meliseus. Maeon. Acon. Hendeca-syllaborum libri duo; Tumulorum liber unus; Neniae duodecim: Epigrammata duodecim . [Vol.II] Tumulorum II, qui in superiore aliorum poema ton editione desyderabantura; Lyrics I; Eridanorum II; Ecolage due Coryle & Quinquennius Superioribus quatuor additae; Calpurni Siculi Ecolage VII; Aurely Nemesiani Ecolage IIII;.*****.