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CARTEROMACO, Niccolò (i.e. Niccolò Forteguerri, Bishop of Ancyra, 1674-1735). Ricciardetto. Paris [but Venice]: Francesco Pitteri, 1738.
2 parts in 1 volume, large 8° (280 x 200mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of author, title in red and black with engraved vignette, half-title to part II, engraved head-pieces, vignettes and initials by F. Zucchi, C. Orsolini, M. Pitteri and G. Cattini after G. Ghedini. (Lower outer corner of P8, part I, torn away, not affecting text, skilfully repaired tear to blank outer margin of I1, part II, one or two leaves with short clean tears to lower blank margin.) Contemporary red morocco, covers with central gilt arms of the Dukes of Modena (added later) within a broad gilt border incorporating floral and foliate tools, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in two, g.e. (extremities lightly rubbed).
A TALL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, WITH WIDE MARGINS. The Ricciardetto was conceived in the autumn of 1715, after Forteguerri had been discussing with friends the difficulties of writing narrative poetry: the poem is much influenced by the work of Berni and Pulci, but above all by Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. Although Forteguerri adopted the pseudonym 'Carteromaco' in the hopes that the work would not affect his ecclesiastical career, he died without achieving his ambition of being elected a cardinal. Gamba 2241; Morazzoni p. 220.
2 parts in 1 volume, large 8° (280 x 200mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of author, title in red and black with engraved vignette, half-title to part II, engraved head-pieces, vignettes and initials by F. Zucchi, C. Orsolini, M. Pitteri and G. Cattini after G. Ghedini. (Lower outer corner of P8, part I, torn away, not affecting text, skilfully repaired tear to blank outer margin of I1, part II, one or two leaves with short clean tears to lower blank margin.) Contemporary red morocco, covers with central gilt arms of the Dukes of Modena (added later) within a broad gilt border incorporating floral and foliate tools, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in two, g.e. (extremities lightly rubbed).
A TALL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, WITH WIDE MARGINS. The Ricciardetto was conceived in the autumn of 1715, after Forteguerri had been discussing with friends the difficulties of writing narrative poetry: the poem is much influenced by the work of Berni and Pulci, but above all by Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. Although Forteguerri adopted the pseudonym 'Carteromaco' in the hopes that the work would not affect his ecclesiastical career, he died without achieving his ambition of being elected a cardinal. Gamba 2241; Morazzoni p. 220.