Anthology of satirical poems by Francesco Berni, Andrea Lori, Francesco Maria Molza, and others unidentified, some attributed to Mauro Mattei of Florence (cf. penciled note on flyleaf), altogether 32 poems. Also includes a table of contents (f. iii recto-iv recto).
"All'illustre signore" [rest undeciphered] in more or less contemporary hand, and later notation "No. 405 La" (f. ii recto).; Purchased by H. P. Kraus from the collection of Giuseppe Martini, ca. 1948.; Appears in Kraus's list 189 (1956), no. 21.; Purchased, 1962.
191 leaves : paper; 179 x 132 (123 x 95) mm bound to 187 x 130 mm
Personal Name:
Berni, Francesco, 1497 or 1498-1535.; Lori, Andrea, approximately 1520-1579.; Mattei, Mauro.; Molza, Francesco Maria, 1489-1544.; Martini, Giuseppe, 1870-1944, former owner.
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Binding: 18th-century[?] half vellum.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; Foliation: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 191 + i (contemporary paper); [iv], 1-52, [i], 53-106, [i], 107-185; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 15 long lines.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Origin: Written in Italy in the second half of the 16th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Italian.
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