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Sir John Mandeville
Itinerarium [in Italian] Tractato de le piu maravegliose cosse, [c. 1496- 1499]. Florence. [Lorenzo Morgiani].
Early edition of Sir Mandeville’s landmark work
An Italian vernacular edition of the Travels of Sir John Mandeville, the fundamental travel book, first best-seller in the genre, and a text which greatly influenced the course of subsequent exploration. One of the most popular texts of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, taking the reader to the Holy Land, Egypt, Turkey, Persia, Tartary, India and Cathay, its influence was profound and persisted well into the era of printing and the age that saw the Western discoveries of the New World and the sea routes to Asia.
An Italian vernacular edition of the Travels of Sir John Mandeville, the fundamental travel book, first best-seller in the genre, and a text which greatly influenced the course of subsequent exploration. One of the most popular texts of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, taking the reader to the Holy Land, Egypt, Turkey, Persia, Tartary, India and Cathay, its influence was profound and persisted well into the era of printing and the age that saw the Western discoveries of the New World and the sea routes to Asia.
P.O.R.
Small quarto, (198 x 130 mm). 80 ff., text printed in roman letter in double columns. Bound in 19th century red morocco, by Bedford, raised bands to spine, finely tooled and lettered in gilt. Lightly washed, traces of dust-soiling to title, one minute wormhole, a few marginal tears repaired, but an excellent copy.
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