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La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo

cioè pugna d'amore in sogno, dou'egli mostra, che tutte le cose humane non sono altro che sogno, & doue narra molt'altre cose degne di cognitione

by Francesco Colonna

  • First published:
  • 16th century
  • Language: Italian
  • Content type: Primary source

An acrostic in Latin through chapter initials provides the author's name: Poliam frater Franciscvs Colvmna peramavit. Khomentovskaia however, has attributed the work to Felice Feliciano Latin half-title: Poliphili hypnerotomachia, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse ostendit, atque obiter plurima scitu sanequam digna comemorat. (leaf a1) Printing house derived from colophon. Printer's device on t.p. and verso of final leaf Signatures: [pi]⁴a-y⁸z¹0A-E⁸F⁴. e1, s2 missigned c, S2, k as K Text on n1v and n8r transposed Italian text originally issued in 1499 with Latin title: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili Woodcuts are those of the 1499 Aldine ed. with the exception of 8 which are copies Khomentovskaia, A. Felice Feliciano ... In: Bibliofilia Donati, L. Diciamo qualche cosa del Polifillo (!) In: Maso Finiguerra Mortimer, R. Italian 16th cent. Sander Library's copy has binder's title (spine): Sogno di Polifili [468] pages : 31 cm (fol.) Signatures: [pi]⁴ a-y⁸ z¹⁰ A-E⁸ F⁴ (e1, s2 missigned c, S2, k as K) Colophon: Tutti sono Quaderni eccetto 1 ch'e`duerno z quinterno F duerno. In Vinegia, nell'anno M.D. XLV. In casa de' Figlivoli di Aldo Woodcuts are those of the 1499 Aldine ed. with the exception of 8 which are copies; ornamental woodcut initials omitted Stamps on t.p.: S F G

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cioè pugna d'amore in sogno, dou'egli mostra, che tutte le cose humane non sono altro che sogno, & doue narra molt'altre cose degne di cognitione

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1545-01-01T00:00:00ZIn Venetia : In Casa de' Figliovoli di AldoItalianPublic digitized item

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