On symbolism of colours - The Language of flowers
Klubbat för:
8000 SEK
Estimate
10 000-12 000 SEK
Description
MORATO, FULVIO PELLEGRINO. Del significato de colori e de mazzolli. Operetta di Fuluio Pellegrino Morato Mantouano nuouamente ristampata... Vinegia (per Bartholomio ditto l´Imperador, & Francesco suo genero) 1544 (on title: 1543).
Small 8:o (about 147x100 mm.). (34, last blank) ll.
Later 18th century) marbled paper boards, slightly worn. Rare.
First published in 1535, Morato´s book on colour and dress in relation to ancient Greek and Roman literature was the most influential book on colour published in the 1500s.
With an alphabetical list of flower symbolism.
Fulvio Pellegrino Morato (Mantua, circa 1483 - Ferrara, 1548), was an Italian humanist, husband of Lucrezia Gozzi and father of Olimpia Morata, lived in Ferrara near the Este.
Auktionsnummer:
6010
Date:
2019-12-11