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First Italian translation of "la Semaine" by the prince of French poets, Du Bartas

[DU BARTAS, Guillaume de Salluste].
La divina settimana: tradotta di rima Francese in verso sciolto Italiano.

Title printed in floral border; some nice woodcut initials and head-pieces. Text printed in italic.

Title printed in floral border; some nice woodcut initials and head-pieces. Text printed in italic.



Tours, Giametto Metaieri (Jamet Mettayer), 1592. 12mo. Contemporary limp vellum; rests of ties. Title printed in floral border; some nice woodcut initials and head-pieces. Text printed in italic. (6), 152 leaves.

First Italian translation by Ferrante Guisone of Du Bartas world-famous epic poems in 'endecasillabi': La Sepmaine, ou Création du Monde, which were first printed in 1578. This Italian translation is the first translation ever made of these poems. Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1549-1590) was one of the most important French Renaissance poets and a Huguenot soldier under king Henry IV. La Sepmaine is his chief work. In lofty verse the main events of the Bible are retold from a protestant viewpoint.first unnumbered six leaves contain the title, dedicatory letter to Vincenzo Gonzaga IV, duc de Mantua by thr translator Ferrante Guisone, preface, three poems by Guillaume du Peyrat, Gasparo Renzio and Roland du Jardin, and a note to the reader.printer, Jamet Mettayer was first active in Blois and from 1589 till 1590 in Tours. He apparently had a certain preference for publishing Italian litterary texts.

Good copy in its original vellum binding.
Adams D 973; Labarre, Répert. bibliogr. des livres impr. en France (Tours), p.106, nr. 166; L.C. de Ris, La typogr. en Touraine, 99; not in Gamba.

Related Subjects: 16th Century  France  Literature  Poetry 

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