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La gigantea ; insieme con La nanea : nuouamente mandata in luce.

Forabosco, author.; Amelonghi, Girolamo.; Arrighi, Benedetto.; Serafini, Michelangelo.; Aminta, F. Nanea.; Grazzini, Anton Francesco, 1505-1584.; Ceccherelli, Alessandro, printer.; Torrentino, Lorenzo, -1563, printer.
1566
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Title
La gigantea ; insieme con La nanea : nuouamente mandata in luce.
Created/published
In Firenze : Ad'instanza d'Alessandro Ceccherelli, 1566.
Description
7, [1], 43, [1] p. ; 20 cm (4to)
Associated name
Forabosco, author.
Amelonghi, Girolamo.
Arrighi, Benedetto.
Serafini, Michelangelo.
Grazzini, Anton Francesco, 1505-1584.
Ceccherelli, Alessandro, printer.
Torrentino, Lorenzo, -1563, printer.
Note
Dedication of Gigantea pseudonymously signed: Il Forabosco. Authorship of Gigantea has been attributed by Razzolini to Girolamo Amelonghi; BM, BN, and Gamba assign the pseudonym Forabosco to Girolamo Amelonghi or Benedetto Arrighi. Caption for La Nanea (foot of p. 16) reads: La Nanea di M.S.A.F.; dedication pseudonymously signed: F. Aminta. Authorship of La Nanea assigned to Michelangelo Serafini by Razzolini. La Nanea has also been attributed to Antonfrancesco Grazzini. Cf. Nouvelle biog. générale.

For discussion of authorship cf. Mazzuchelli, G. M. Gli scrittore d'Italia. Brescia, 1753-63, v. 1, p. 671, 1126-1127.--NUC pre-1956.

Colophon: Stampata in Firenze ... Ad'instanza d'Alessandro Ceccherelli l'anno. 1566.

According to Gamba and Razzolini, this work was printed by Lorenzo Torrentino Jr. (fl. Florence, 1563-69).

Signatures: A-F⁴ G².

Leaf D1 signed "C"; leaf E1 signed "D"; leaf E3 signed "D3".

Title within historiated woodcut border.

Cf. Razzolini, L. Bib. dei testi di lingua, p. 174-175.

Cf. BN, IV, col. 618.
Cited/described in
BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 754
Gamba, B. Testi di lingua, 533
Includes
Aminta, F. Nanea.
Nanea.
Genre/form
Borders (Type evidence)
Place of creation/publication
Italy.

Call number
PQ4562.A673 G4 1566 Cage