Marsilio Ficino, Astrology, and Renaissance Magic
Incunables, Science, Philosophy, Astronomy & Astrology, Surgery & MedicineJulia Stimacincunables, astrology, astronomy, magic, 15th Century, philosophy
The Lyonnais counterfeit of the 1501 Aldine Petrarch
The First Case of Piracy in the History of Printing
15th Century, Counterfeits, Science, Mnemonics, History of PrintingMargherita Palumbocounterfeits, incunables, 15th Century, mnemonics, memory, science
After Spirito: Fortune-Telling Books by Fanti and Marcolini
15th Century, Fortune-Telling Books, 16th Century, Illustrated Books, Games and Play, 18th Century, Astronomy & AstrologyJulia Stimac and Margherita Palumbolottery books, fortune-telling, chance, games, game-books, astrology
On Fortune-Telling Books: A Spirito Incunable and Two Later Manuscripts
16th Century, 15th Century, 17th Century, Fortune-Telling Books, Games and Play, Incunables, Manuscripts, Astronomy & AstrologyJulia Stimac and Margherita Palumbolottery books, fortune-telling, games, game-books, chance, astrology
An Extraordinarily Rare Book: The 1564 Rampazetto Re-Issue of Marcolini’s Commedia
The Marcolini Commedia of 1544
Great Provenance, Illustrated Books, Bindings, Dante, 16th Century, History of PrintingMargherita PalumboDante, provenance, great provenance, literature, 16th Century
Remembering Dennis E. Rhodes (1923-2020)
Bernard Quaritch and Dante
E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle... Dante Day, 25 March 2020
Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo: The Real Otherworldliness of Two Rococo Masters
18th Century, Illustrated Books, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacTiepolo, illustrations, illustrated books and prints, 18th Century, Rococo, Art History, Art, Art and Architecture
A walk in Rome, celebrating Raphael’s 500th anniversary
Italian Books 2: Books in Blue
Catalogue Announcement: Italian Books II
Forty years later… stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus
On Courtly Love, Romance Literature, and St. Valentine's Day
A Publishing First: The Psalterium David et cantica aliqua of 1513, the first book printed in the Ge’Ez language
An album of drawings by the Scuola Romana
A selection of books for the upcoming ‘Italian Book’ exhibition
