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Malipiero, Girolamo (d. circa 1547) Il Petrarcha Spirituale.
Venice: Stampato per Francesco Marcolini da Forli, 1536.
First edition, quarto, woodcut portrait of Petrarch to title surrounded by a frame; woodcut of the author (a monk) speaking to the poet (Petrarch) in a forest; in this treatise, Malipiero seeks to force Petrarch's work to square with the teachings of the Catholic church; ink inscriptions to title page, bound in 19th century half parchment with marbled paper-covered boards; unidentified bookplate inside front board; 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.
