LA SCACCHEIDE DI GIROLAMO VIDA
TRADOTTA IN VERSI VOLGARI
IN VERONA MDCCLIII
PER AGOSTINO CARATTONI STAMPATOR DEL SEMINAR. VESCOV.
CON LICENZA DE SUPERIORI
Beautiful edition of 1753 of this work by Marco Gerolamo Vida (1485-1566) humanist poet and byshop.
The work is a didascalic poem about thw game of chess originally written in latin language. Translation by Carlo Pindemonti who dedicates the work to Bertucci Delfino.
the first version in italian language of Scacchia ludo, little pome dedicated to chess game and poublished for the first time in 1537, in the edition of Basilea degli Opera of byshop of Adria Vida Vida (1485-1566). Lineamenti di una bibl. italiana degli Scacchi (867).
Uncut copy.
In good conditions.
Soft cover with title in the front plate in good conditions. Binding in good conditions. Pages in very good conditions with occasional foxing. In 8. Dim. 23x15,5 cm. Pp. XLII+(1).