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ITALIAN BOOKS.
\JVithout Date.
and the third leaf has the mark z for 2: the fourth leaf is also desti-
tute of signature.’ The preceding is from the Crevenna Catalogue;
which is sufficiently correct. The first leaf contains the beginning of
the prologue, with this prefix:
Incomincia il prologo nel deuoto e morale
libro intitulato Spechio de croce .
The first chapter begins on the reverse of the second leaf. The sig-
natures run to f in eights; but f has only 6 leaves. The last two
leaves contain a table. The present is an indifferent copy: in russia
binding.
810. Cecco D’Ascoei. (seu Francesco Stabili
L/Acerba.) Printed hy Ferrandus. JBrescia.
JFithout JDate. Folio.
Pkima Edizione. This exceedingly rare volume, of which another
copy is not yet known to be in existence, is placed by Boni as the
second work in the order of those executed by Ferrandus. Its rarity,
therefore, must necessarily be of the very first class; nor is its intrinsic
curiosity less worthy of attention : since, aceording to Ginguene, * it
was one of the causes of the condemnation and death of the author.’
Hist. Literqr. d'ltalie, vol. ii. p. 291, note 3. Cecco was burnt alive
at Florence, in the year 1327, and in the 70th of his age. He
cultivated astrology ; and his principles being obnoxious to the Inqui-
sition, he was arraigned and condemned accordingly. Both Boni and
Ginguend refer to the enlarged and accurate account of the author
to be found in Tiraboschi, vol. v. p. 1—204. Ginguend also refers to
Quadrio, vol. vi. p. 39; whence we iearn that ‘ a brother inquisitor,
playing upon the word Acerha (the name of the poem)—which signifies
immaturity, and something bitter and hard—observed, that he found
this title very significant; for the book contained nothing that savoured
of maturity or Catholic gentleness—but, on the contrary, much here-
tical bitterness!’ It seems doubtful whether Ginguene or Quadrio
knew of the existence of this early impression; but Boni has briefly,
yet accurately, described it. Libri a Stampa, #c. dell’ Ital. Super. p.
LXXVII.
ITALIAN BOOKS.
\JVithout Date.
and the third leaf has the mark z for 2: the fourth leaf is also desti-
tute of signature.’ The preceding is from the Crevenna Catalogue;
which is sufficiently correct. The first leaf contains the beginning of
the prologue, with this prefix:
Incomincia il prologo nel deuoto e morale
libro intitulato Spechio de croce .
The first chapter begins on the reverse of the second leaf. The sig-
natures run to f in eights; but f has only 6 leaves. The last two
leaves contain a table. The present is an indifferent copy: in russia
binding.
810. Cecco D’Ascoei. (seu Francesco Stabili
L/Acerba.) Printed hy Ferrandus. JBrescia.
JFithout JDate. Folio.
Pkima Edizione. This exceedingly rare volume, of which another
copy is not yet known to be in existence, is placed by Boni as the
second work in the order of those executed by Ferrandus. Its rarity,
therefore, must necessarily be of the very first class; nor is its intrinsic
curiosity less worthy of attention : since, aceording to Ginguene, * it
was one of the causes of the condemnation and death of the author.’
Hist. Literqr. d'ltalie, vol. ii. p. 291, note 3. Cecco was burnt alive
at Florence, in the year 1327, and in the 70th of his age. He
cultivated astrology ; and his principles being obnoxious to the Inqui-
sition, he was arraigned and condemned accordingly. Both Boni and
Ginguend refer to the enlarged and accurate account of the author
to be found in Tiraboschi, vol. v. p. 1—204. Ginguend also refers to
Quadrio, vol. vi. p. 39; whence we iearn that ‘ a brother inquisitor,
playing upon the word Acerha (the name of the poem)—which signifies
immaturity, and something bitter and hard—observed, that he found
this title very significant; for the book contained nothing that savoured
of maturity or Catholic gentleness—but, on the contrary, much here-
tical bitterness!’ It seems doubtful whether Ginguene or Quadrio
knew of the existence of this early impression; but Boni has briefly,
yet accurately, described it. Libri a Stampa, #c. dell’ Ital. Super. p.
LXXVII.