Raimondi, Marcantonio (Italian c. 1470/82 - c. 1534) Romano, Giulio [Pippi, Giulio, Giannuzzi, Giulio] (Italian, c.1499 – 1546) Tavy Notton, Jean Baptiste (French, 1914 – 1971)
Softcover volume, 25.9 x 16.7 cm, in French flapped wrappers lettered "PIETRO ARETINO | SONNETS | LUXURIEUX | {garland}" unbound, 6 gatherings in 4to (24 leaves, incl. those in wrappers), a few sheets of guard tissue laid in, unpaginated, lower margin untrimmed; in a burgundy double slipcase 26.3 x 17.3 cm. Illustrated with title-page vignette, red initials and tailpieces and 16 half-page engravings by Jean Baptiste Tavy Notton. Text in Italian and French.
Title-page (red and black): SONNETS | LUXURIEUX | de | PIETRO ARETINO | dit L'ARÉTIN | avec accompagnement | de gravures au burin | d'après la description des gravures | de GIULIO PIPPI DE GIANNUZZI dit JULES ROMAIN | {vignette} | AUX DÉPENS | DE QUELQUES AMATEURS | 1948 ||
Clandestine limited edition, print run of 250 copies, of which this is copy № 20, printed on thick wove paper without watermarks.
Catalogue raisonné: Dutel III № 2421.
Original edition: Sonetti lussuriosi by Pietro Aretino, illustrated by Giulio Romano and engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi, published clandestinely in Venice in c.1527.
Contributors:
Pietro Aretino (Italian, 1492 – 1556) – author.
Jean Baptiste Tavy Notton (French, 1914 – 1971) – artist.
Antoine-Isidore Liseux (French, 1835 – 1894) – translator/comments.
Giulio Romano [Giulio Pippi, Giulio Giannuzzi] (Italian, c.1499 – 1546) – artist.
Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian c. 1470/82 – c. 1534) – engraver.
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French , Italian |
| Subject | 16th century , Erotica , French translation , Illustrated books , Italian poetry , Literature , Renaissance , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality |
| Media/Technique | Burin , Copperplate engraving , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1948 |
| Binding | Slipcase , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition , Limited |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
