1570 - L'Africa del Petrarca in Ottava Rima

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1570. Domenico Frarri (Venice). Latin / Italian. Scarce.

Originally published in 1397, Africa is an epic poem in Latin hexameters by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch. It tells the story of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy, but Roman forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north Africa led by Scipio Africanus, the poem's hero.

L’Africa del Petrarca in ottava rima insieme col testo latino, fedelissimamente tradotta da M. Fabio Marretti gentiluomo senese. In Venetia, appresso Domenico Farri, MDLXX (1570).

L’Africa of Petrarch in ottava rima together with the Latin text,
Most faithfully translated by M. Fabio Marretti, gentleman of Siena.
To the illustrious and valiant Lady Aloisia Ridolfi del Nero, niece of Cardinal Ridolfi and of Signor Marcellus Strozzi, virtuous lady and of singular beauty.

Rebound in marble paper boards. Front board shows wear, creasing and has come slightly loose from binding, though still fully attached. Interior shows some foxing, but is largely clean and bright. Minimal edge-wear or other signs of wear to cover.