DOLCE, Lodovico. Dialogo … nel quale si ragiona del modo di accrescere, et conseruar la memoria.Venezia, Heredi di Marchiò Sessa, 1575
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Small 8vo , mm. 135x95; Full stiff vellum binding, label with title on the spine; leaves 118, [2, first bl., the second page with register and colophon: appresso Enea De Alaris]. Printer’s device with the cat of Sessa on Title-page, 23 woodcuts within the text, half and full page. Specimen belonged to Leonardo Trissino, who signed with date ‘1820’ and wrote a note.
RARE SECOND ÉDITION ILLUSTRATED. Important and curious Treaty of mnemonics, accompanied by remarkable illustrations, many full-page woodcuts, fine processing of formal depict alphabets ornamented, a city, tree 'Hortus Philosophiae', a human head with the position of the mental faculties, a female allegory of grammar; directly related to the text that explains the techniques, they show how to put them into practice. The work, written in dialogue form the model of De Speaker of Cicero, is the translation, with additions and modifications, the Treaty of Johannes Romberch, published in 1520, as noted Leonardo Trissino at the end of the dedication: to this Treaty shall be taken Also suggestive woodcuts, printed by Giorgio de'Rusconi.
Yates: "It is a translation, or rather an adaptation of Congestorium of Romberch. The convoluted Latin German Dominican is transformed into elegant Italian dialogues, some of his examples are modernized ... Among the additions made to the text of Dolce Romberch, there is one, already mentioned, where it introduced the allusion to Dante as a guide to remind the Inferno. Other expansions are Dolce modernization of the precepts of mnemonic Romberch, obtained with the introduction of modern artists, whose paintings are useful as memory images ... Thus, while recommending the images to remember Dante's Inferno, Dolce updates in equal time image memory, recommending forms mythological version painting by Titian. "Exemplary belonged erudite scholar Leonardo Trissino, who writes to References and puts his signature on contropiatto. Leonardo Trissino Marcantonio, Knight of Malta, 1780-1841, took care of the fine arts and literature. He was in correspondence with Canova, Troya Leg; He was a friend of Pietro Giordano, Giacomo Leopardi, Antonio Cesari, Gino Capponi. Leopardi dedicated to him in 1820 theFIRST EDITION of the song with Angelo Mai.
Mortimer, Italian 16th Century Books, n. 157;Young, Bibliography of Memory, p. 91; Durling, 1183; Bibl. Magica, 391. Yates, L’arte della Memoria, pp. 150-151.
Condition Report: Slight sign of dampstain on the exterior margino f some pages pagine, nice condition. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
RARE SECOND ÉDITION ILLUSTRATED. Important and curious Treaty of mnemonics, accompanied by remarkable illustrations, many full-page woodcuts, fine processing of formal depict alphabets ornamented, a city, tree 'Hortus Philosophiae', a human head with the position of the mental faculties, a female allegory of grammar; directly related to the text that explains the techniques, they show how to put them into practice. The work, written in dialogue form the model of De Speaker of Cicero, is the translation, with additions and modifications, the Treaty of Johannes Romberch, published in 1520, as noted Leonardo Trissino at the end of the dedication: to this Treaty shall be taken Also suggestive woodcuts, printed by Giorgio de'Rusconi.
Yates: "It is a translation, or rather an adaptation of Congestorium of Romberch. The convoluted Latin German Dominican is transformed into elegant Italian dialogues, some of his examples are modernized ... Among the additions made to the text of Dolce Romberch, there is one, already mentioned, where it introduced the allusion to Dante as a guide to remind the Inferno. Other expansions are Dolce modernization of the precepts of mnemonic Romberch, obtained with the introduction of modern artists, whose paintings are useful as memory images ... Thus, while recommending the images to remember Dante's Inferno, Dolce updates in equal time image memory, recommending forms mythological version painting by Titian. "Exemplary belonged erudite scholar Leonardo Trissino, who writes to References and puts his signature on contropiatto. Leonardo Trissino Marcantonio, Knight of Malta, 1780-1841, took care of the fine arts and literature. He was in correspondence with Canova, Troya Leg; He was a friend of Pietro Giordano, Giacomo Leopardi, Antonio Cesari, Gino Capponi. Leopardi dedicated to him in 1820 theFIRST EDITION of the song with Angelo Mai.
Mortimer, Italian 16th Century Books, n. 157;Young, Bibliography of Memory, p. 91; Durling, 1183; Bibl. Magica, 391. Yates, L’arte della Memoria, pp. 150-151.
Condition Report: Slight sign of dampstain on the exterior margino f some pages pagine, nice condition. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
