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COVARRUBIAS, Pedro de. Remedio de jugadores. Salamanca: Juan de Junta, 20 June 1543. 4° (177 x 130mm). Large woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut historiated and ornamental initials. (Title stained and repaired at inner margin, a few scattered stains, upper margin occasionally cropped with small loss, light spotting.) Brown morocco gilt by A. Palomino, marbled slipcase. Provenance: Fernando Moscono (early ownership inscription on title and annotations).
Second edition. Writing primarily to explore the moral dimension of leisure activities, Covarrubias treats of games in general, forbidden games, and gambler's gain. Among the recreations he considers are hunting (chapters 17-20), chess, dancing, and games-playing. He condemns bull-fighting on the grounds of danger to humans rather than compassion for the bull. Palau 64163; Salva 2509; Schwerdt I, p. 115.
Second edition. Writing primarily to explore the moral dimension of leisure activities, Covarrubias treats of games in general, forbidden games, and gambler's gain. Among the recreations he considers are hunting (chapters 17-20), chess, dancing, and games-playing. He condemns bull-fighting on the grounds of danger to humans rather than compassion for the bull. Palau 64163; Salva 2509; Schwerdt I, p. 115.
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