[PESTE] - CINQUANTA Benedetto. (1580-1635?) - La peste del 1630. Milan: [S.E., 1632].

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26.01.2021 15:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 275 | [PESTE] - CINQUANTA Benedetto. (1580-1635?) - La peste del 1630. Milan: [S.E., 1632].
[PESTE] - CINQUANTA Benedetto. (1580-1635?) - La peste del 1630. Milan: [S.E., 1632].

A dramatic play set during the Milanese plague of 1630. The story is organized around three emblematic characters: Casimiro, a young foreigner mistaken for an infector, Quirina, a rich heiress who die of the plague and Ginepra, a rich courtesan whosurvive the disease only to find herself left without a single customer.

8vo (140 x 80mm). Woodcut title (dampstaining more visible in the first part of the volume, some spotting). Contemporary boards preserved within modern boards.
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