Young Medici

Medici Young, G(eorge) F(rederick): The Medici. New York, Dutton, 1910.
* First edition.

XXV (2), 538 S., 38 Bildtaf., 1 gef. Stammtaf.; XII 569 (1) S., (1) Frontisp., (39)-99 Bildtaf., 2 gef. Stammtaf., 2 Bde., gr.okt., Ln.

[SW: Geschichte Wirtschaftsgeschichte Firmengeschichte Biographie LandIT Zeit141 -Zeit173 SpracheGB A| Young, George Frederick J| 141 N| George Frederick Young / Young George ; Medici]

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PERSIUS FLACCUS, Aulus. Satirarum opus. Venice, Dionysius de Bertochis & Pelegrinus de Paschalibus Bononienses, 10 September 1484.
One of the incunable editions of the satires of Persius with the gloss (commentary) of Bartolomeo della Fonte (Fonzio, or Fontius). According to the BMC, the text is 'reprinted, generally with the same page-contents, from the edition of De Tortis, 14 March, 1482'. Fonzio's dedication to Lorenzo de' Medici of 1477 is included on the verso of the first leaf (recto blank).Bartolomeo Fonzio (1445-1513) was a Florentine humanist whose achievements are on a par with those of Poliziano. Their early friendship later turned into enmity and unremitting polemics. Fonzio's commentary on Persius was first published in 1477 at the Ripoli press (Rhodes 315; Conway, p. 292); its dedication to Lorenzo de' Medici is reprinted here. His purpose was to firmly establish Persius as a satirical poet; it was not his intention to write a full commentary on Persius'work, but rather to give a clear and straightforward interpretation of the text and to free it from its obscurities.Aulus Persius Flaccus (AD 34-62), known generally as Persius, was one of the most famous Latin satirical poets. Born at Volaterrae in Etruria, he belonged to an equestrian family and was a relative of the famous Arria, wife of Paetus. He was educated at Rome, and became the pupil of the Stoic Cornutus, who exercised a strong influence on him; a fellow pupil was the Roman epic poet Lucan. He joined the group of Stoics around Thrasea Paetus, the senator who was married to the younger Arria. He bequeathed his books and a part of his large fortune to Cornutus, who accepted the books but not the money. Persius took no part in public life, died young, and left only a small amount of literary work: six satires (650 hexameter lines) modelled on Lucilius and Horace, and a prologue. Except for the first satire, these poems are homilies rather than satires in the strict sense, preaching an uncompromising Stoic morality as it could be applied to private life, and only incidentally touching on public life. He uses an incongruous mixture of styles and his language is obscure, but his moral sincerity is unforced and scarcely priggish when considered against the background of Nero's Rome.Satire I is a criticism of the poets at Nero's court and the contemporary fashion for elegant, unrealistic poetry, which Persius finds significant of the corruption of Roman virtue and hardihood. Satire 2 is concerned with the right use of prayer, mocking those who ask for external goods rather than virtue. Satire 3 is a diagnosis of the damage done to sick souls by sloth and vice. Satire 4 urges a young statesman (Nero?) to disregard public admiration and pursue virtue by examining his own character. Satire 5 is a eulogy of Cornutus, describing the simple and studious life the poet leads when in the philosopher's company; its subject is the rarity of true freedom-we are all the slaves of our passions or superstitions. Satire 6 is addressed to Caesius Bassus (a lyric poet commended by Quintilian) who edited Persius' satires after his death and is said to have died in the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79; it expounds the wisdom of living comfortably, but not covetously.
Good copy with wide margins.- (Quires carefully washed; inner margins of last quire restored, with some marginal water staining).
Hain-Copinger 12724; <I>BMC</I> VII, p. 1139; <I>IGI</I> 7499; Goff-346 (only 3 copies); Proctor 4845; <I>IDL</I> 3564 (1 copy in The Hague); <I>IBP</I> 4267; Madsen 3105; Voulieme (B) 4076; Sack (Freiburg) 2731; Oates 1908; <I>BSB-Ink</I> P-247.

Sm. folio (292 x 205 mm). Vellum over boards (rebacked). Woodcut printer's device on last leaf (Device A), not rubricated (capital spaces not filled in), printed in Roman type: 110R and 83R. Collation: a-d6, e4; (28) leaves.

[SW: Greek & Latin; Classical Antiquity; Tahiti; Incunabula; Italy]

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06-Young, George Frederick Young, George Frederick: Die Medici, Winkler, 1946
Übersetzt durch Ewers-Bumiller, Josephine

übertr. v. Josephine Ewers-Bumiller u. Lotte Günther. 1.-5. Tsd. M. 2 Falt-Stammtaf. Coburg, Winkler, 1946. OHlwd. 510 S. Gr.-8vo - Vord. Einbd.-D. obere Ecke stärker berieben

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CALLOT, Jacques. Livre des paysages de Callot. Propre a la noblesse et aux ingenieurs pour apprendre a dessiner a la plume avec liberte, et en peu de temps. Paris, Nicolas Langlois, (ca. 1660-1680).
Two rare print series with separate title-pages by two of the most famous and prolific French draughtsmen and engravers of the seventeenth century.On the title-pages of both series is explicitly mentioned that the series are very useful for drawing lessons of engeneers and young noblemen; the captions of the last two plates also mention this pupose.<B></B><B>Ad 1: </B>Rare printseries of finely designed and etched plates with scenery and pastoral landscapes by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), a famous French etcher and engraver. When still very young, Callot went to Rome where he studied with Thomassin and later with Antonio Tempesta. From 1614 to 1621 he worked at Florence for Cosimo II de' Medici. Then he returned to Nancy and worked for the Court of Lotharingen. He became so famous that Louis XIII instructed Callot to picture the sieges of La Rochelle and of Breda. Callot greatly influenced the next generation of French pictorial artists.Our series is the second issue, containing for the first time the two leaves with the 'Avertissement' (nrs. 2-3; in their first state; there is a second state with the address altered in "Chez J. Mariette'). The first issue has the title <I>Divers paisages mis en lumiere par Israel Dediez a Monseigneur Louis de Crevant</I> ... (Meaume 1098). Underneath the first plate (nr. 4)a second title is engraved: "Livre de divers Paisages min en lumiere par Langlois".The plates of the first issue were signed by the engraver Israel Henriet (1608-1661), now erased, and unnumbered.<B>Ad 2: </B>Most of the plates of the second series are engraved and/or designed by Israel Silvestre (1621-1691), also a well-known French draughtsman and engraver who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, the etcher, printseller and friend of Callot, Israel Henriet. Between 1630 and 1650 Silvestre travelled widely in France and Italy, which he visited three times. His work, especially of Venetian subjects published in the 1660s, influenced eighteenth-century painters of vedute such as Canaletto.In 1661 he inherited the stock of plates of his uncle, Israel Henriet, among which was a large part of the works of Jacques Callot. In 1662 he was appointed 'dessinateur et graveur du Roi' and in 1673 he was appointed drawing-master to Louis, le Grand Dauphin. Silvestre's atelier was large: he had at least two pupils who had careers as engravers, Francois Noblesse and Meunier. Silvestre often made engravings after the drawings of Callot and also aimed at reproducing the highly esteemed and popular style of Callot. The series contains 22 unnumbered plates, often signed by Silvestre: 'Silvestre delin.', or 'Isreal ex.', apparently originally belonging to different series by or after Silvestre:- Nrs. 1-2 (also 3-9?), 21-22 belong to the series of 12 views: <I>Livres de diverses veües de France, Rome et Florence. Faits par Israel Silvestre</I> (Paris, Israel, n.d.), which are engraved by Francois Noblesse (1652-1730), the pupil of Silvestre and another follower of the style of Callot (Faucheux 26, 1-12). - Nrs. 15-16, numbered 3 and 4, belong to a series of 5 views on Paris (Faucheux 60, 1-5); - One, nr. 14, was probably designed to be included in the first series of our book, and is after the design of Callot (see Meaume nr. 1173ter);- Other plates may be designed by Louis Francois Collignon, and others. <I>Contents</I>:1. View of a village, caption underneath: 'Vilage de Lorraine'.2. View of a walled town, caption: 'Vilage de Lorraine'.3. View on a castle on the top of a mountain.4. Id. with fortifications at the foot of the mountain.5. 'Citadelle de Florence'; 'Silvestre delin.'.6. Fortification: 'Portolongone'.7. Siege of a fortification.8. Siege of a walled castle/fortification in full action.9. 'Veüe de Naple'.10. Composition of a horse's head, 2 heads en profile, and a cannon.11. Two horses in gallop.12. Two horses in a narrow valley defended by two fortifications.13. View on a walled city with hunting scene on the foreground; 'Israel ex.'.14. House on a river with two hunters shooting at ducks; 'Israel excud.' (Meaume 1173ter).15. View on the Seine at Paris with the Notre Dame in the background; numbered '4'; 'Israel ex.'.16. Id.; numbered '3'; 'Israel ex.'.17. 'Citadelle de Milan'; 'Silvestre delin.'.18. 'Citadelle de Metz'; 'Silvestre delin.'.19. View on a citadel.20. 'Veüe de la Citadelle de montolinpe a Charleville'; 'Silvestre delin.'.21. 'Citadelle de Marville. Divers veüe sur la Naturelle de chateau, forteresses et autre gravee par francois Noblesse pour aprendre a designe', with the address: 'A Paris chez N. Langlois ...'; 'Silvestre delin.'.22. 'Veüe de Montmidy. Divers veue sur le Naturelle de Chateaux, forteresses et autre gravee par francois Noblesse pour aprendre a designe , with the address: 'A Paris chez N. Langlois ...'; 'Silvestre delin.'.
Both series in very good condition, with bookplate of C. Humbert pasted on inside front cover.- (Binding sl. rubbed).
<B>Ad 1:</B> Meaume,<I> Rech. sur la vie et les oeuvrages de Jacques Callot</I> (1860), nrs. 1099-1122; Thieme-Becker 5, pp. 406-8; not in<I> Berlin Kat.</I> <B>Ad 2:</B> Faucheux 26 and 60; (nr. 14: Meaume, nr. 1173bis); Thieme-Becker 31, p.35; not in BAL nor<I> Berlin Kat.</I>

Oblong 8vo. 177 x 242 mm). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments. Engraved title in cartouche, engraved by J. Mariette (nr. 1), 2 engraved plates 'Advertissement' (nrs. 2-3), and 19 numbered engraved plates (nrs. 4-22; ca. 85 x 165 mm) of which one (rather clumsily) hand coloured, with landscapes and scenery, engraved by Israel Henriet after the designs by Jacques Callot. <B>SILVESTRE, Israel.</B> Lecons donnees aux pages du Roy. par le Sr. Silvestre, pour apprendre a dessigner la fortification, le paysage, &c. Paris, Nicolas Langlois, (ca. 1680?). Oblong 8vo. Engraved title, 22 engraved plates with fortifications, city views, horses, etc. (ca. 100 x 170 mm.) by or after the designs of Israel Silvestre, engraved by Francois Noblesse, after the designs of Callot, Louis Francois Collignon and others.

[SW: 17th Century; Engravings; Fortification; Etchings; Landscape; Drawings; French; Italy]

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