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10.
1515.
LUCRETIUS TITUS CARUS. De rerum natura. Venice, Aldus
Manutius.
Format: 8vo
Location: UNKNOWN
Provenance: -
Note: HISTORICAL FORGERY, described as “tinted” by Renouard (74.11)
together with a 1545 Cicero De offices:“En 1826 on m’a offert un exemplaire de ce
Lucrece, et un de Cicero de offices, 1545, l’un et l’autre en papier bleu. Tous deux
étoient fort laids, de tres mauvaise couleur, et certainement teints après coup”.
11.
1521.
PETRARCA FRANCESCO. Il Petrarcha. Venice, Andreas
Torresanus
Format: 8vo
Location: Biblioteca Trivulziana, MILAN (ITALY)
Provenance: (1) Marquis Giacomo Trivulzio.
Note: mentioned by Renouard (92.2); originally printed in white/blue paper, with the
section on “MORTE DI MADONNA LAURA” purposely printed in blue as proof
of reverence by the printer for the death of Laura. Same conditions as CENSUS 9.
Triv. Petr. 34 (shelfmark).
12.
1533.
CATO MARCUS PORCIUS. Libri de re rustica. Venice,
Paulus Manutius.
Format: 4to
Location: Pierpmont Morgan Library, NEW YORK (USA)
Provenance: (1) Achesons 1828; (2) Mariala Collection.
Note: HISTORICAL FORGERY. Renouard mentions copies on blue paper
without having seen. PML describes it as “since the paper in this copy is of a
smoother stock than one would expect, the possibility that it has been tinted also
should be considered”. Lacking last two leaves, blank and anchor device. PML
1582 (shelfmark).