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LUCANUS, Bartolus

Lot 248
21.03.2024 13:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 248 | LUCANUS, Bartolus
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LUCANUS, Bartolus
Oratio ad Innocentium VIII. Rome : Eucharius Silber, [probablement 1485-1487].
Édition originale. Exemplaire imprimé sur peau de vélin, vraisemblablement le seul connu. Le dernier feuillet de texte, qui comprend un résumé en prose des poèmes, est relié en début de volume.
Bartolus Lucanus a composé ce texte à la demande des citoyens du Frioul, pour reconnaître officiellement le nouveau pape, Innocent VIII, élu au trône de saint Pierre le 12 septembre 1484.
Lucanus souligne la richesse des connaissances héritées de l’Antiquité et l'importance de l'étude des textes anciens. Pour illustrer son propos, il dresse un catalogue des découvertes et inventions anciennes, en commençant par les armes de guerre, en passant par les produits commerciaux tels que le lin et la laine espagnols. Il décrit la fabrication de la soie à partir des vers à soie, l'invention de l'écriture et diverses découvertes en médecine, science, philosophie et littérature.
ISTC il00291000 ; Goff L291 ; BMC IV 123 ; BSB-Ink L-227 (précise la datation de l’édition autour de 1485-1487) ; GW M18816.

In-4 (232 x 152 mm) de 16 feuillets, et un feuillet blanc final. Le dernier feuillet de texte est relié en début de volume. Reliure moderne en veau incorporant les plats de veau estampé à froid de la reliure d’origine. Le dernier feuillet blanc pourrait d’ailleurs provenir de la reliure originelle.
Provenance : notes de lecture marginales anciennes, en latin, sur un feuillet -- Harry A. Levinson (vente Christie’s New York, 9 octobre 1996, lot n°114).

First edition. Seemingly the only recorded copy printed on vellum ; of this celebration of Pope Innocent VIII’s election. Lucanus emphasizes the wealth of knowledge inherited from ancient civilization and the importance of studying relics and ancient texts. To illustrate his point, he compiles a catalogue of ancient discoveries and inventions, starting with weapons of war, and proceeding to commercial products such as Spanish linen and wool. He describes the making of silk from silkworms, the invention of writing, and discoveries in medicine, science, philosophy, and literature.

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