Scarce edition of the first methodical vocabulary of the Italian vernacular, with a particular focus on the Tuscan dialect, compiled on the basis of the works of Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Ariosto, and Sannazaro. The vocabulary, preceded by an extensive index, is divided into ten books, which are arranged according to a traditional theological worldview. They include (in order): God, heaven, the world, the elements of nature, the soul, the body, mankind, qualities, quantities, and hell. Each entry provides a concise definition of a word, accompanied by synonyms, quotations from literary sources, and examples of usage. The present edition is among the earliest to include the supplement by Porcacchi.
With a contemporary ownership annotation on the first flyleaf ("Ex Libris Raphaelis Paulini Florentini"), and a faded stamp, occasional contemporary annotations in the margins. The vellum is somewhat soiled, with loss of material at the head of the spine, and a tear in the back board. Occasional soiling, some of the leaves are browned or foxed, 2 leaves in gathering P have been bound in the wrong order. Otherwise in good condition. EDIT16, CNCE 1324; OPAC SBN BVEE010151; USTC 808933; cf. Adams 840 (other Ugolino ed.); BMC Italian, p. 21 (other eds.).