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Antiquae urbis Romae cum regionibus simulachrum. Rome: Valerio Dorico, April 1532.
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CALVO, Marco Fabio. (1440-1527)
Antiquae urbis Romae cum regionibus simulachrum. Rome: Valerio Dorico, April 1532.
First issue of the second edition, without Calvo named in the colophon; the only obtainable edition as the first was almost entirely destroyed. Calvo provided the first attempt at an archaeological mapping of Rome, based on extant remains, new excavations and classical texts, the result of research for Raphael's project for the restoration of ancient Rome. The work was first published by Arrighi in 1527, but almost all copies were destroyed in the sack of Rome in May of that year. The Dorico edition is essentially an Arrighi production, using his types and original woodblocks; it was issued by Calvo's nephew, Timoteo Fabio, and dedicated to Clement VII, patron of Raphael and Calvo alike. The work was probably financed by Cardinal Armellini, whose coat of arms appears on the title page. Known above all for his avarice, Armellini suffered the wrath of the people during the Sack of Rome, and his property was ransacked. Barely printed, with only a few copies distributed, the Simulachrum dated 1527 was destroyed during the Sack (6 May 1527 and the days that followed), either at Armellini’s residence or at the printer Arrighi’s premises, which were looted like all the booksellers’ shops. Calvo was abducted and died in a hospital. Arrighi also disappeared in the turmoil. Whilst only three surviving copies of the 1527 edition are known to exist, the original woodblocks escaped the disaster. The second edition of 1532 was printed by Valerio Dorici, who is mentioned in the colophon, and Tolomeo Egnatio, the engraver, with the aim of reproducing the lost edition as faithfully as possible. Cicognara 3638 (mistakenly identified as the first edition); Mortimer, Harvard Italian 98; Sander 1547.
Folio (425 x 284 mm). Printed in Arrighi type, with final blank leaf. Xylographic title combining the arms of Pope Clement VII, the dedicatee, Cardinal Francesco Armellini Medici, and the city of Rome, 22 pages of woodcut plans by Tolomeo Egnazio after Calvo, white on black criblé initials (title a little stained, light thumb marks, D4 very slightly shaved, a few small spots, a few tiny marginal tears). 19th-century quarter calf over painted ‘root’ paper boards, spine with double gilt rules, gilt fleurons, green morocco label gilt (spine a little rubbed). Provenance: small early monogram ‘TP’ (stamp on title) — Pasolini (bookplate on pastedown).
Antiquae urbis Romae cum regionibus simulachrum. Rome: Valerio Dorico, April 1532.
First issue of the second edition, without Calvo named in the colophon; the only obtainable edition as the first was almost entirely destroyed. Calvo provided the first attempt at an archaeological mapping of Rome, based on extant remains, new excavations and classical texts, the result of research for Raphael's project for the restoration of ancient Rome. The work was first published by Arrighi in 1527, but almost all copies were destroyed in the sack of Rome in May of that year. The Dorico edition is essentially an Arrighi production, using his types and original woodblocks; it was issued by Calvo's nephew, Timoteo Fabio, and dedicated to Clement VII, patron of Raphael and Calvo alike. The work was probably financed by Cardinal Armellini, whose coat of arms appears on the title page. Known above all for his avarice, Armellini suffered the wrath of the people during the Sack of Rome, and his property was ransacked. Barely printed, with only a few copies distributed, the Simulachrum dated 1527 was destroyed during the Sack (6 May 1527 and the days that followed), either at Armellini’s residence or at the printer Arrighi’s premises, which were looted like all the booksellers’ shops. Calvo was abducted and died in a hospital. Arrighi also disappeared in the turmoil. Whilst only three surviving copies of the 1527 edition are known to exist, the original woodblocks escaped the disaster. The second edition of 1532 was printed by Valerio Dorici, who is mentioned in the colophon, and Tolomeo Egnatio, the engraver, with the aim of reproducing the lost edition as faithfully as possible. Cicognara 3638 (mistakenly identified as the first edition); Mortimer, Harvard Italian 98; Sander 1547.
Folio (425 x 284 mm). Printed in Arrighi type, with final blank leaf. Xylographic title combining the arms of Pope Clement VII, the dedicatee, Cardinal Francesco Armellini Medici, and the city of Rome, 22 pages of woodcut plans by Tolomeo Egnazio after Calvo, white on black criblé initials (title a little stained, light thumb marks, D4 very slightly shaved, a few small spots, a few tiny marginal tears). 19th-century quarter calf over painted ‘root’ paper boards, spine with double gilt rules, gilt fleurons, green morocco label gilt (spine a little rubbed). Provenance: small early monogram ‘TP’ (stamp on title) — Pasolini (bookplate on pastedown).
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