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The Book of the Courtier

conte Baldassarre Castiglione

COMPILED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: Copy in the Library of the Spanish Academy at Madrid, ace Copy in the Alessandrina Library at Rome, ala Copy in the Ambrosiana Library at Milan, amb Copy in the Angelica Library at Rome, ang Copy in the National Library at Madrid, bnm Copy in the National Library at Paris, bnp Brunet’s _Manuel du Libraire_ (Paris: 1860-65), bnt Copy in the Braidense Library at Milan, bra Copy in the British Museum, brm Brunet’s _Manuel du Libraire, Supplément_ (Paris: 1878), bts Copy in the Casanatense Library at Rome, cas Copy in the Cavriani Library at Mantua, cav Copy in the Chigiana Library at Rome, chi Copy in the Corsiniana Library at Rome, cor MS. bibliographical notes by the late Count D’Arco, at Mantua, d’a Copy examined by the translator in the National Library at Paris, exd List of editions appended to Fabié’s (1873) edition of Boscan’s fab Spanish translation, Copy in the University Library at Jena, jen List of editions appended to Aristide Joly’s _De Balthassaris jol Castillionis opere cui titulus “Il Libro del Cortegiano,” etc._ (Caen: 1856), List of editions appended to Count Mazzuchelli’s Life of maz Castiglione (Rome: 1879), Copy in the New York Public Library, nyp Card Catalogue of the antiquarian bookseller Olschki, at Florence, ols Copy owned by the translator, opd Giambattista Passano’s _I Novellieri Italiani_ (Turin: 1878), pas Article by Reinhardstöttner in _Jahrb. f. Münchner Gesch._ (1888, rei pp. 494-9), Copy in the Marciana Library at Venice, stm Copy in the Vatican Library at Rome, vat Copy in the Vittorio Emanuele Library at Rome, vel List of editions appended to Count Carlo Baudi di Vesme’s (1854) ves edition of THE COURTIER, LIST OF EDITIONS THE LANGUAGE IS ITALIAN UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED DATES AND NAMES ENCLOSED IN PARENTHESES ARE NOT FREE FROM DOUBT 1528 Venice Aldine Press: fol.: April: opd 1528 Florence The heirs of Filippo di Giunta: 8vo: October: opd (1529) Tusculano Alessandro Paganino: 12mo: stm 1529 Florence The heirs of Filippo di Giunta: 8vo: opd 1530 Parma Antonio di Viotti: 8vo: opd 1531 Florence Benedetto Giunti: 8vo: opd 1531 Parma Antonio di Viotti: 8vo: ves 1532 Parma Antonio di Viotti: 8vo: stm 1533 Venice Aldine Press: 8vo: with a few poems by exd Castiglione: 1534 Barcelona Pedro Monpezat: fol.: Spanish version by Juan fab Boscan Almogaver: 1537 Florence Benedetto Giunti: 8vo: brm 1537 Paris For Jean Longis and Vincent Sertenas: 8vo: exd French version by Jacques Colin: (1537) Lyons Denys de Harsy: 8vo: Colin’s French version: opd 1538 Venice Vettor de’ Rabani and associates: 8vo: stm 1538 Venice Giovanni Padovano for Federico Torresano exd d’Asola: 8vo: 1538 Venice Curzio Navò and brothers: 8vo: cor 1538 Lyons Françoys Juste: 8vo: Colin’s French version exd revised by Estienne Dolet: 1539 Venice Curzio Navò for Alvise Tortis: 8vo: stm 1539 s. l. Printer not mentioned: 8vo: abbreviation by maz Scipio Claudio: 1539 Toledo Printer not mentioned: 4to: Boscan’s Spanish fab version: 1540 Salamanca Pedro Touans for Guillermo de Milles: 4to: ace Boscan’s Spanish version: 1540 Paris Printer not mentioned: 8vo: (Colin’s) French ala version: 1541 Venice Aldine Press: 8vo: opd 1541 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 12mo: stm (1541) s. l. “T-A”: 4to: Boscan’s Spanish version: fab 1542 Medina Printer not mentioned: 4to: Boscan’s Spanish brm version: (1542) s. l. Printer not mentioned: 4to: Boscan’s Spanish bnm version: 1543 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: pas 1544 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: opd 1544 Venice Alvise de Tortis: 8vo: chi 1544 Antwerp Martin Nucio: 8vo: Boscan’s Spanish version: fab 1544 s. l. Printer not mentioned: 8vo: maz 1545 Venice Aldine Press: fol.: opd 1545 Paris Printer not mentioned: 12mo: (Colin’s) French brm version: 1546 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: exd 1546 Paris For Arnoul l’Angelier: 12mo: Colin’s French opd version: 1547 Venice Aldine Press: 8vo: opd 1547 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: maz 1549 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 12mo: chi 1549 Venice Alvise de Tortis: 8vo: vel 1549 Paris Gelles Corrozet: ——: (Colin’s) French version: bnt 1549 Paris Jean Lor——: 16mo: (Colin’s) French version: vel 1549 s. l. Printer not mentioned: 4to: Boscan’s Spanish ves version: 1550 Lyons Gulielmo Rovillio: 16mo: opd 1551 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari and brothers: stm 12mo: 1552 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari and brothers: 8vo: exd text revised by Ludovico Dolce: 1552 Venice Domenico Giglio: 12mo: opd 1553 Lyons Gulielmo Rovillio: 12mo: brm 1553 Saragossa For Miguel de Çapila: 8vo: Boscan’s Spanish fab version: 1554 Florence The heirs of Bernardo Giunti: 16mo: stm 1556 Venice Girolamo Scoto: 8vo: Dolce’s text: cav 1556 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: Dolce’s stm text: 1559 Venice Simbeni for Bernardin Fagiani: 8vo: with Paolo cav Giovio’s Life of Castiglione: 1559 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: Dolce’s brm text: 1559 Toledo Printer not mentioned: 4to: Boscan’s Spanish maz version: 1560 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: Dolce’s brm text: 1561 London William Seres: 4to: English version by Thomas brm Hoby: 1561 Antwerp The widow of Martin Nutio: 8vo: Boscan’s ala Spanish version: 1561 Wittenberg Johannes Crato: 4to: Latin version by jen Hieronymus Turler: 1562 Venice Francesco Rampazzetto: 12mo: cav 1562 Venice Printer not mentioned: 8vo: with Giovio’s opd Life: 1562 Lyons Gulielmo Rovillio: 12mo: Dolce’s text: opd 1562 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 12mo: ang 1563 Venice Same edition as the last, with change of date maz on title-page: 1564 Venice Same edition as the last, with change of date stm on title-page: 1564 s. l. Printer not mentioned: 8vo: edition ves erroneously dated “MDXLIV”: 1565 Venice Gerolamo Cavalcalovo: 12mo: Dolce’s text: stm 1566 Munich Adam Berg: 8vo: German version by Lorenz vat Kratzer: 1568 Venice Domenico: 12mo: brm 1569 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 12mo: vel 1569 Wittenberg (Johannes Crato): 8vo: Turler’s Latin version: maz 1569 Valladolid Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba: 8vo: Boscan’s brm Spanish version expurgated: 1571 London John Day: 8vo: Latin version by Bartholomew brm Clerke: 1573 Venice Comin da Trino: 8vo: with Giovio’s Life: opd 1574 Venice Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari: 8vo: maz 1574 Venice Comin da Trino: 8vo: maz 1574 Venice Domenico Farri: 12mo: Dolce’s text: exd 1574 Antwerp Philippo Nucio: 8vo: Boscan’s Spanish version: exd 1577 Antwerp Philippo Nucio: 8vo: Boscan’s Spanish version: bts 1577 Strasbourg Bernhardus Jobinus: 8vo: Latin version of Book ves I by Johannes Ritius: 1577 London Henry Bynneman: 8vo: Clerke’s Latin version: exd 1577 London Henry Denham: 4to: Hoby’s English version: brm (1577) Paris Pierre Gaultier: 16mo: Colin’s French version: opd 1580 Lyons Thibauld Ancelin for Loys Cloquemin: 8vo: stm French version by Gabriel Chapuis with text: 1581 Salamanca Pedro Lasso: 8vo: Boscan’s Spanish version: ols 1584 Venice Bernardo Basa: 8vo: text expurgated by stm Ciccarelli, with Life by Marliani: 1584 Frankfort Bernhardus Jobinus: 8vo: Latin version by ala Johannes Ritius: 1585 London Thomas Dauson: 8vo: Clerke’s Latin version: brm 1585 Lyons Claude Bourcidan for Jean Huguetan: 8vo: vel Chapuis’ French version with text: 1585 Paris Nicholas Bonfons: 8vo: Chapuis’ French version exd with text: 1585 Paris Georges l’Oyselet for Cl. Micard: 8vo: exd Chapuis’ French version: 1587 Venice Curzio Navò and brothers: 8vo: d’a 1587 Venice Domenico Giglio: 12mo: exd 1588 London John Wolfe: 8vo: Hoby’s English version opd revised, with text and Chapuis’ French version: 1592 Paris Nicholas Bonfons for Abel l’Angelier: 8vo: exd Chapuis’ French version with text: 1593 Venice La Miniana Compagnia: 8vo: Ciccarelli’s stm expurgation: 1593 London George Bishop: 8vo: Clerke’s Latin version: exd 1593 Dilingen Johann Mayer: 8vo: German version by Johann ang Engelbert Noyse: 1599 Venice Paulo Ugolini: 16mo: Ciccarelli’s expurgation, ang