116 leaves : paper, color illustrations; 203 x 148 mm bound to 205 x 158 mm
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Notes:
The play was written in 1653 and was performed in Cotrone in June of that year (f. 2r). There is no specific indication of when this copy was made, but it appears to be contemporary with the date of the work.; Bookseller's description in Italian pasted to recto of front endleaf.; Title and attribution from title page (f. 2r). Same title on spine label.; Ms. codex.; Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 116 + i (modern paper); 1-91, [i], 92-115; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto (one folio was skipped, probably inadvertently). Irregular contemporary pagination and foliation, upper right recto of some leaves.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Decoration: Color illustration of Hercules (f. 3v) and the siege of a Turkish fort (f. 14r). Decorative filigree on other folios.; Inscription "Bartolo Marturani 1644 [sic!]" on f. 3r. The name Bartolo Martorano is given at the bottom of f. 2r and identified as "Padrone &."; Origin: Written in Italy, 1653 (f. 2r).; Binding: Modern parchment. Leaves stained and smudged. Evidence of repairs to corners of some leaves. Leaves appear to have been trimmed before being rebound (some of decorative filigree on f. 9r trimmed away). Some leaves fragile.; Italian.
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