Arte de escrevir

Arte de escrevir

Madrid : En casa de Francisco Sanchez, 1580.

1 volume ; 20 cm

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Spain -- Madrid, -- publication place.

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From dealer's description: "Lucas, Francisco. Arte de escrevir. 1580. Madrid. Francisco Sánchez. 4to, (195 x 138 mm). 8 ff., 99 ff. (errors in foliation), 3 ff., including 50 full-page plates, 7 of which are original to this edition. 20th century chagreen by Gruel, triple gilt fillet to boards, arabesque tooling to boards including a large centerpiece, raised bands to spine, compartments tooled and lettered in gilt. Overall light browning and foxing, ownership inscriptions to title page, one partially faded, finger soiling to lower corner of title page, generally very fresh and clean. Second edition, and first of seven plates, of Lucas´ treatise on calligraphy and the art of writing, one of the most beautiful 16th century Spanish Renaissance books. The first edition of this title was published in 1577. Lucas was an influential and early master calligrapher, considered by Cotarelo the creator of the Spanish bastarda. It was influential in Spain and America, as Torres Revello records a manuscript of 1655 “Con el numero 358 se registra ´Francisco Lucas, Arte de escribir”. “[T]he second of the great Spanish writing masters” (Anderson, p. 144). Lucas first printed in 1571 the “Instrvccion muy provechosa para aprender a escrevir” with only 25 plates (one copy known), this can be considered a new work. “[L]ong remained a powerful influence, and the dignified style he taught secured for Spain the leading position in one generation.” (Morrison, p. 278). According to OCLC, we locate copies in the United States, at Newberry, Harvard, and Univ. of Texas Austin (Ransom). Provenance: 17th century ownership inscription on title page ‘De Manuel Ferreyra da Costa Saboya’; bound by Gruel in the early decades of the 20th century; Marques de Morbecq Anno 1929, bookplate on front pastedown. Palau, 143327; Salvá, 2310 ‘Casi me inclino a creer que la de 1580 es la primera (edición) de la obra refundida y aumentada’; Cotarelo y Mori, I, p.432. Revello, José Torre. “Algunos Libros de Caligrafía Usados En México En El Siglo Xvii.” Historia Mexicana, vol. 5, no. 2, El Colegio De Mexico, 1955, pp. 220–27. "

Ordered from HS Rare Books, D9795, 2025-01-22, Cat. "Selection for the 57th California International Antiquarian Book Fair", item #32

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