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Bruto, Giovanni Michele (1515-1594) La Institutione di Una Fanciulla Nata Nobilmente. L'Institution d'une Fille de Noble Maison, Traduicte de la langue Tuscane en Francois.
Paris: Par Jean Caveiller, 1558.
Second edition, 24mo in 8's; text in the Italian original in italics on versos and in French in roman letter on the recto leaves; bound in full citron morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet; modern bookplate with initials HOV inside front board; 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.
Bruto's work on the instruction of young girls is dedicated to Mariette Catanea, the daughter of an Italian merchant from Antwerp. A trilingual edition was published in 1598 which included an English translation.
