Cornazzano, De re militaria, Ortona, 1518, contemporary stamped calf

CORNAZZANO, ANTONIO

De re militaria. Ortona ad Mare: Girolamo Soncino, 17 March 1518

8vo (146 x 99mm.), text in italics in terza rime, contemporary Italian blind-tooled calf, some deckle edges, extremities very slightly rubbed

For the 1515 Venice edition, see lot 108. This is probably the fourth edition (it was first published in Venice in 1493), dedicated by Soncino to Lodovico de Franchis, conte di Montorio (Abruzzo).

LITERATURE:

Cockle 505; Edit16 13323; R. Bruni and D. Zancani, "Antonio Cornazzano, le opere a stampa", La Bibliofilía 86 (1984), 1-61, p. 28, Arte militare D

PROVENANCE:

Guido Cornio, early inscription on inside front cover; extract from an English sale catalogue loosely inserted (number 34, price £35)