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Thu, May 30, 2024 01:00PM EDT
Lot 156

VELLUM BINDING, 1562 LODOVICO DOLCE LIBRI DELLE OSSERVATIONI, ANTIQUE 16TH CENTURY

Estimate: $1,540 - $1,750

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Year/Century: 16th century
Language: Italian
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Binding: Vellum
Description: Title with woodcut device: LODOVICO DOLCE LISBRI DELLE OSSERVATIONI, Venice, 1562 Size 3 by 5 1/3"; vellum bound; signed by D.L. Cumming. Lodovico Dolce (1508/10–1568) was an Italian writer and art theorist. He was a widely based Venetian humanist who was also a prolific writer, editor, and translator. Today, he is primarily known for his participation in contemporary artistic disputes and his Dialogue on Painting, or L'Aretino (1557). He was Titian's friend and frequently served as his public relations representative.

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