Epistolarum [...] libri V. Quincto nuper addito. Eiusdem quae præfationes appellantur

8vo. (8), 237, (3) leaves (with errors in the foliation, leaf 184 is a blank). A-Z8, AA-HH8. With the printer's device on the title-page and at the end. Nineteenth century half-calf, gilt back with green morocco label, contemporary entry of ownership “Hieronymi Agnelli”, who may be the Venetian stationer Girolamo Agnelli, mentioned by M. Bury, The Print in Italy, 1550-1620, (London, 2001), p. 124.
Edit 16, CNCE 28076; E. Pastorello, L'epistolario Manuziano. Inventario cronologico-analitico, 1483-1597, (Firenze, 1957), p. 14, no. 248; A. Renouard, Annali delle edizioni aldine, (Paris, 1834), p. 184, no. 19.
 
FIRST EDITION in five books. The volume opens with the same dedication to Alberico Cibo (Venice, 1558) of the first Accademia Veneta edition of 1558. The fourth book was added for the first time in 1560.
 
(To Liber I was added 1 new letter:)
Lippomanno, Girolamo. [Venezia, Winter, 1560] (l. 27v)
 
(To Liber II were added 6 new letters:)
Stella, Fabio. [Venezia, 1558] (l. 44v)
Stella, Vincenzo. Asola, [October, 1557] (l. 47r)
Sturm, Johannes. [Venezia, Fall?, 1556] (l. 49v)
Caro, Annibal. Venezia, [Winter, 1540] (l. 60r)
id. [July 1540] (l. 60v)
id. Venezia, [August, 1540] (l. 61r)
 
(To Liber III were added 6 new letters:)
Muret, Marc'Antoine. Venezia, [July 19, 1559] (l. 81r)
Natta, Marco Antonio. [Venezia, November 20 p., 1558] (l. 90r)
id. [Venezia, May 12 a., 1558] (l. 9lr)
id. [Venezia, January 10 p., 1559] (l. 92r)
id. [Venezia, December 13 p., 1558] (l. 92v)
id. [Venezia, April 4, 1559] (l. 93r)
 
(Liber IV:)
Torre, Michele della. Venezia, [September 21 p., 1559] (l. 94r)
Veranzio, Antonio. Venezia [January 12 a., 1559] (l. 95v)
Zebridowski, Andreas. Venezia, [Fall, 1559] (l. 97r)
Mijszkowski, Petrus. [Venezia, Spring, 1559] (l. 97v)
Pinelli, Gian Vincenzo. Venezia, [Summer, 1559] (l. 100r)
Panciroli, Guido. Venezia, [Fall?, 1559] (l. 102v)
Dudith, Andreas. [Venezia, January 12 a., 1559] (l. 102v)
id. (l.104r)
id. [Venezia, March 10 a., 1559] (l. 104v)
id. [Venezia, Fall, 1559] (l. 105r)
id. [Venezia, August 18 a., 1559] (l. 105v)
id. Venezia, [Fall, 1559] (l. 105v)
id. Venezia, [Summer, 1559] (l. 106r)
id. Venezia, [August 18 a., 1559] (l. 106v)
id. Venezia, [August 18 p., 1559] (l. 107r)
id. Venezia, [January 12 a., 1559] (l. 108r)
id. Venezia, [Summer, 1559] (l. 109r)
id. Venezia, [Summer, 1559] (l. 109v)
Patricki, Andreas. [Venezia, March 10 a., 1559] (l. 121v)
id. [Venezia, August 18 a., 1559] (l. 122r)
Cousin, Gilbert. [Venezia, Spring, 1559] (l. 123r)
Lambin, Denis. [Venezia, Winter 1558/9] (l. 124r)
Petro * [Zane, Bernardo. Venezia, April 26, 1553] (l. 124v)
Cervini, Romolo. [Venezia, June 25, 1541] (l. 125r)
Giliano, Vincenzo. [Venezia, February 22 p., 1559] (l. 126v)
Morandi, Francesco. [Venezia, Fall, 1559] (l. 127v)
Torrentius [Van der Becke], Levinus. Venezia, [Summer, 1559] (l. 128r)
Gambara, Lorenzo. Venezia, [1558 p.] (l. 129r)
Nathanael, Nicholas. [Venezia, Fall?, 1560] (l. 129v)
n.r. [Padova, Winter?, 1559] (l. 130v)
id. Venezia, [July 24 a., 1559] (l. 131v)
Severi, Francesco. Venezia, [July 19 p., 1559] (l. 132r)
Corrado, Mario. [Venezia, end of February, 1559] (l. 133v)
Celsi, Pietro. [Venezia, 1559/60] (l. 134r)
Sambucus, Joannes [Zsámboky, János]. [Venezia, June 30 p., 1556] (l. 135r)
id. Venezia, [September 21 p., 1559] (l 135v)
Contarini, Gaspare. Venezia, [Fall, 1539], (l. 137r)
Accolti, Benedetto. Venezia, [Summer, 1539] (l. 138r)
id. Venezia, [August p., 1540] (l. 139r)
id. Venezia, [1540] (l. 139v)
Griffoli, Iacopo. Venezia, [Fall, 1539] (l. 139v)
Cruceio, Annibale. Venezia, [July 9 a., 1555] (l. 141v)
Merlo, Antonio. Venezia, [February p., 1535] (l. 142v)
Sophianos, Michael. Venezia, [Fall, 1559] (l. 143r)
Pigna, Giovanni Battista. Venezia, [October 3 p., 1559] (l. 144r)
Sambucus, Joannes [Zsámboky, János]. Venezia, [early 1560] (l. 145v)
Dudith, Andreas. Venezia, [1560] (l. 146v)
Gambara, Lorenzo. Padova, [April-May, 1560] (l. 147r)
Bonamico, Lazaro. Venezia, [end 1533] (l. 148r)
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