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CRESCENZI, PIETRO DE'. De Agricultura. Istoriato. Italian text. Woodcut text illustrations, including large depiction of the author on A6v. [206] leaves. 4to, 202x145 mm, 18th-century flexible boards backed with speckled paper; title soiled with blank lower margin excised, light marginal dampstaining and tiny wormholes toward end, not impairing legibility, last leaf mounted inside rear cover with worming slightly affecting text. (Venice, 1 July 1504)
Fourth edition in Italian of a popular treatise on agriculture and husbandry composed in the early 13th century and first published in 1471 in Latin, drawing on ancient Roman and medieval sources as well as the author's experiences managing his country estate near Bologna; "includes sections on hunting and fishing, the making of wine, and the diseases of animals, as well as on the cultivation of cereals, trees, and plants"--Stillwell 615 (original edition). Sarton II, 811-15.
