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Alunno, Francesco (1485-1556) Le Ricchezze della Lingua Volgare [sopra il Boccaccio & Dante].
Venice: In Casa de Figliuoli di Aldo, 1543.
First edition, folio, woodcut Aldine device printed within a decorative frame incorporating four grotesque faces reminiscent of the green man motif, the first appearance of the anchor device within a border, text printed in a mix of italic and roman type, in two columns; bound in later half tanned pigskin and parchment-covered boards, a few instances of water staining in the text, generally fresh; 11 3/4 x 8 in.
This work is an alphabetical compendium of elegant Italian phrases culled from the works of Boccaccio and Dante.
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