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STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator) – PERSIUS FLACCUS, Aulus (34-62). Persio tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato. Rome: G. Mascardi, 1630.
The first book to contain illustrations of natural objects seem through the microscope. The Braune copy was given by a member of the Stelluti family to a named but unidentified recipient. 'The work includes the Latin text of the Satyrae VI of Aulus Persius Flaccus together with an Italian translation and notes by Stelluti' (Garrison-Morton). Stelluti was a friend of Galileo, and a founding member of the renowned Accademia dei Lincei. Galileo was also a member of the academy, and it was his microscope that Stelluti used for his observations. His microscopic illustrations of the honey bee appeared in an extremely rare broadside by Federigo Cesi in 1625 (two copies recorded by Wellcome), but the Persio contains the first such illustrations to appear in a book. Carli-Favaro 121; Cinti 86; Cole 403; Garrison and Morton 259; Nissen ZBI 3988; Krivatsy 8806; Wellcome I, 4917.
Quarto (214 x 152mm). Latin and Italian text, engraved allegorical title by Matthäus Greuter, engraved portrait of Persius, one full-page engraved plate depicting a bee as seen under a microscope, and 5 smaller engravings, woodcut initials and tailpieces, with final blank (waterstaining to the preliminaries and to mostly the margins of another few quires, some quires browned, clean tear to g1 without loss, some spotting). Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine (stained). Provenance: ‘Ex dono p. Hieronimi Stelluti mihi […?Meclin.]’ (contemporary inscription on front flyleaf and exlibris inscription ‘Johannis Meclin.?’ to title).
The first book to contain illustrations of natural objects seem through the microscope. The Braune copy was given by a member of the Stelluti family to a named but unidentified recipient. 'The work includes the Latin text of the Satyrae VI of Aulus Persius Flaccus together with an Italian translation and notes by Stelluti' (Garrison-Morton). Stelluti was a friend of Galileo, and a founding member of the renowned Accademia dei Lincei. Galileo was also a member of the academy, and it was his microscope that Stelluti used for his observations. His microscopic illustrations of the honey bee appeared in an extremely rare broadside by Federigo Cesi in 1625 (two copies recorded by Wellcome), but the Persio contains the first such illustrations to appear in a book. Carli-Favaro 121; Cinti 86; Cole 403; Garrison and Morton 259; Nissen ZBI 3988; Krivatsy 8806; Wellcome I, 4917.
Quarto (214 x 152mm). Latin and Italian text, engraved allegorical title by Matthäus Greuter, engraved portrait of Persius, one full-page engraved plate depicting a bee as seen under a microscope, and 5 smaller engravings, woodcut initials and tailpieces, with final blank (waterstaining to the preliminaries and to mostly the margins of another few quires, some quires browned, clean tear to g1 without loss, some spotting). Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine (stained). Provenance: ‘Ex dono p. Hieronimi Stelluti mihi […?Meclin.]’ (contemporary inscription on front flyleaf and exlibris inscription ‘Johannis Meclin.?’ to title).
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