1541 THE PETRARCHIST by NICOLO FRANCO antique 16th CENTURY vellum bound

FRANCO, Niccolo Il Petrarchista, dialogo ...Venice: Gabriele Giolitto de Ferrari; 1541Woodcut portrait of Petrarch on the title page, woodcut initials Repaired margins of the first 4 and 1 last leafSome toning and dampstainsFull vellum binding, manuscript title on the spine Provenance: - ownership note period with the title page- NB (private stamp on the back of the title page) Size 4 by 6 1/8 inchesText in Latin=============================Niccolo Franco (1515 – 1570) was a poet and literato executed for libel.Born in Benevento to a modest family, Franco completed humanistic studies at the school of his brother Vincenzo.In his youth he made friends with his compatriot Antonio Delli Sorici.In 1544 he moved to Naples where he undertook legal studies, coming into contact with the jurist Bartolomeo Camerario.In Naples he wrote a hundred Latin epigrams in honor of Isabella di Capua, wife of Ferrante I Gonzaga.In 1536 he moved to Venice, as a guest of Benedetto Agnelli, speaker of the Duke