[Rarebooks] FS: 16th century Vellum; Gardening, Orchards and Agricultural experiments

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36223Palladius, Petrus 

LA VILLA [1561 GARDENING, AGRICULTURE] Palladius, Petrus VG Limp vellum Pages88, [4] [1] 

Not Attributed Venice 1561 1st Italian Edition [Agriculture - gardening] - PALLADIUS, Petrus - La villa (…) tradotta nuovamente per Francesco Sansovino, nella quale si contiene il modo di cultiuar la terra di mese in mese, di inserir gli arbori, di gouernar gli horti, & I giardini, con la proprieta de frutti, delle herbe, & de gli animali, con molte altre cose utili a prò del contado. [rough translation- The villa (...) translated again to Francesco Sansovino, which is contained in the way of the land cultivar from month to month, will insert of the arbor, management of the garden, & gardens, with the properties of fruits, herbe, & the animals, with many other useful things of the countryside]. 4to, cont. Limp vellum (stained) , [4]-88-[4] ff. (paper age-toned, some spotting and marg. Staining, sm. Marg. Tear in L2). Very Good copy. Rare Italian trsl. By Fr. Sansovino (1521-1583) of the Roman textbook of Palladius (4th c. ) on agriculture and gardening. Woodcut mark on title, a larger one at the end. Woodcut border at top of title and beginning of chapters. Ref. Edit16 30985. STCItalian (BL) 486. Wellcome I: 4700. Not in Adams, Durling. This contains the first comprehensive testing of means of agricultural activities. Colophon states Appresso Francesco Sansovino and gives the date of 1561. 
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