Florii Francisci Florentini d'amore Camilli et Emilie Aretinorum, D'amore Camilli et Emilie Aretinorum, and De amore Camilli et Emilie Aretinorum
Description:
BEIN Beinecke MS 907: Imperfect: wormed, with slight loss of text. Blind-stamped quarter pigskin binding over wooden boards; with two metal clasps. Manuscript ownership note on rear pastedown: Anno 1561 22 Febr. 3. g. M. Pauli Bussini Magdeburg. Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund. Number 6 of 6 titles bound together., Text is based upon Leonardo Bruni [Aretino]'s De duobus amantibus, which in turn is a Latin translation of the tale of Ghismunda and Guiscardo from Boccaccio's Decameron., Printer Jean Lambert was active in Paris from 1493-1514. Dealer slip in CtY-BR suggests 1505? as the date of imprint. However no reference sources confirm this date., Signatures: a⁶ B-C⁶ D⁴., Woodcut on title page., and Not cited in Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries or Short-title catalogue of books printed in France and of French books printed in other countries from 1470 to 1600 now in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Jehan Lambert
Subject (Topic):
Fathers and daughters, Love, Murder, Suicide, and Italian literature
In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; imprint below the last three; the columns are not separated by rules., Date range conjectural; other ballads with similar imprints are also undated; printer’s name conjectured from other imprints recorded by Wing., Verse begins: "In Rome a nobleman did wed"., In this setting line 24 begins with "straight"., Not in Wing., Mounted on leaf 52. Copy trimmed., Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1., and Sheet in two pieces repaired and mounted as one piece.
Publisher:
Printed by and for C.B. [Brown?] and sold by J. Walter, at the Hand and Pen in High Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Household employees, Murder, Master and servant, Abused children, Pleading (Begging), Homicides, and Criminals
Caption title above woodcut., Date range conjectural., Verse begins: "In Rome a nobleman did wed"., In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules., In this setting line 24 begins with "and"., Mounted on leaf 51. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Household employees, Murder, Master and servant, Abused children, Pleading (Begging), Homicides, and Criminals
Title above first two columns., In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Date of publication from English short title catalogue., Verse begins: "Lovers I beg lend an ear to this story,"., In this edition the initial word "The" is captialized., Mounted on leaf 79. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Barbados
Subject (Topic):
Love poetry, Parent and child, Cruelty, Merchants, Murder, Sailors, Ghosts, Letter writing, and Man-woman relationships
Verse - "Good Christian people all I pray,". - In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Date of publication from ESTC., Mounted on leaf 69. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Sold at no. 42, Long Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Incest, Murder, Defloration, Domestic relations, Brothers and sisters, and Gallows
Caption title., Date of publication from English short title catalogue., Verse begins: "Young men and maidens all give"., In five columns with the title above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 8. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
