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Lazaro Soardi
1511, 14 August
Folio: 2 parts, CCXXVIII [= 228], CLXXXIX [= 89] ff. Title within elaborate woodcut border. Illustrated with 315 composite scene woodcuts (incl. repeats) and 1 full-page woodcut theatre scene (f. Xv). Woodcut mark at the end. Text of Plautus in larger type near gutter, commentaries in smaller type. (missing final blank; title and f. XI loosening, f. XI remargined). Old calf, blind-ruled covers with gilt corner pieces, gilt spine with 6 raised bands (repaired, spine loosening). Excellent copy
Enlarged repr. of the 1499 edition. Second Saracenus-Valla edition, and THE MOST LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED PLAUTUS OF THE RENAISSANCE. The woodcut of the actor addressing the audience in a theatre was first used in Soardi's 1497 edition of Terence and stands as one of the most famous images in the history of the stage. Ref. Edit16 31936. - Sander 5748. - Adams P-1481 - Essling 1724 - Mortimer Italian 387. Prov. Old Dutch ownership entries on title, i.a. 'S. de Bucquoy', 'Tobiae Gutberleth'. Bob Luza (Amsterdam physician, 1893-1980; bookpl.)