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PIGNORIUS, Laurentius (Lorenzo PIGNORIO).Biblio.com

Mensa Isiaca qua sacrorum apud Aegyptios ratio & simulacra subjectis aeneis simul exhibentur & explicantur.

1669Best.-Nr. ABC_50527Amsterdam: Andreas Frisius 1669. Contemporary vellum with the gold-stamped coat of arms of Arnhem on both boards faded manuscript title on the spine remnants of green ties. 4to. With an engraved frontispiece with Egyptian and other antiquities a general title page with a small engraved scene 3 divisional title pages the first two with the same larger engraving a small scene similar to that on the general title page but flanked by figures of Minerva/Athena and Mercury/Hermes the frontispiece large engraving and probably the unsigned small engraving by A. Blotelingh. The first work with 11 folding engraved plates with hieroglyphics 1 full-page engraved plate outside of collation 5 full-page engraved plates in the text and 16 smaller engravings in the text. The second work in two parts with 3 full-page engraved plates and several smaller engravings in the text. Further with woodcut decorated initials throughout and several woodcut head- and tailpieces. 2 works published and bound as 1 the second in 3 parts. Including: PIGNORIUS Laurentius Lorenzo PIGNORIO. Magnae deum matris idaeae & attidis initia.And: TOMASINUS Jacobus Philippus. Manus aeneae cecropii votum referentis dilucidatio. First issue of the third and best edition of two important works on Egyptian archaeology the first edition with this title and form originally published together written by Lorenzo Pignorius. The first work a famous study of the Egyptian artefact known as the Mensa Isiaca or Bembine Tablet devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis is the first notable work on Egyptology first published at Venice in 1605 titled Vetustissimae tabulae Aeneae sacris Egyptiorum simulacris . The Mensa Isiaca was a bronze table top discovered in the ruins of the temple of Isis in Rome at around 1525 and now believed to have been executed in Rome in the first century CE. Pignorius studied this very famous artefact when it was in the possession of Cardinal Bembo. Pignorius believed that it depicted the sacrificial ceremonies according to the Egyptian rites. The bronze is now in the collection of the Torino Museum.The text of the second work consists of two parts with two separate title pages on O3r and e1r plus a divisional title without imprint i3r. The first part is an essay on the deity Great Mother of Gods by Pignorius first published in 1623. The second part titled ''Manus Aenae cecropii votum referentis dilucidatio'' by Jacobus Philippus Tomasinus contains a description of a small votive statue of a hand. At the end pp. 63-96 it includes a biography of Lorenzo Pignorius and a description of his museum and library and its contents including ancient coins and portrait busts of classical figures by Tomasini.The boards are somewhat scuffed and browned remnants of ties the gold-stamped centrepiece remains very clear. The sewing supports have broken and the pastedowns have separated from the inside of the boards meaning that the bookblock is only connected to the binding through the headband at the top of the spine. Occasional minor browning a occasionally large tear in the gutter margin of the folding plates the edges of the folding plates are somewhat frayed two folding plates are loose but still present. Leaf with pp. 7-8 in the second work with a large tear slightly affecting the text.l Blackmer 1312; Gay 1567; Ibrahim-Hilmy II 119; STCN 097598674 9 copies; USTC 1806033 same as STCN; cf. STCN 097598186 4 copies 1670 issue; USTC 180743 1670 issue same as STCN. Andreas Frisius, hardcover

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Zipoli, Perlone [Lippi, Lorenzo]; [Malatesti, Antonio]Biblio.com

MALMANTILE RACQUISTATO POEMA DI PERLONE ZIPOLI FIORENTINO Early Manuscript Copy

1675Best.-Nr. 1398897n.p.: n.p c. 1675. Hardcover. Octavo 324 pages. In Good condition. Bound in full contemporary vellum "boards" composed of multiple sheets of 17th-century sheets. Vellum is beginning to separate from composite-sheet boards along fore-edges. Boards have moderate plus staining overall with moderate plus chipping and wear to vellum along edges. Textblock shows moderate age toning and light wear to untrimmed edges with occasional light staining to pages not impacting legibility. Undated ink manuscript in an unidentified 17th-century Italian hand. Shelved Room A. An early handwritten manuscript of Lippi's Il Malmantile Racquistato which appears to predate the second printed edition in 1688 and possibly the first printed edition in 1676. The present manuscript differs from one or both of the 17th-century editions in multiple points please see notes for further analysis of contrast with the published manuscript tradition of the text. Title page includes a dedication to Cardinal Leopoldo de Medici lacking in the first printed edition and attributes the work to Lippi's pseudonym Perlone Zipoli - unlike both 17th-century editions. The title page is followed by the prefatory Disfatto here attributed to the anagrammatic pseudonym Amostante Latoni Antonio Malatesti. The work is then prefaced by an index revealing the "true identities" of all the figures appearing pseudonymously in the work. Contrary to both printed editions each book is here referred to as canto rather than cantare and each stanza is numbered similarly to the 1688 edition and unlike the 1676 edition. Shelved Room A. The mock-heroic epic Malmantile Racquistato was written by Florentine painter Lorenzo Lippi 1606–1665 during the 1640s. Writing under the anagrammatic pseudonym Perlone Zipoli Lippi composed the poem while serving Cardinal Leopoldo de’ Medici and his wife at Innsbruck. Il Malmantile is often read as a parodic response to contemporary literary conventions particularly the epic stylings of Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata. Yet beyond its burlesque tone the work serves as a celebration of the Tuscan—specifically Florentine—dialect and is still studied today as a rich repository of regional idioms and turns of phrase. While the core of the poem was composed in Innsbruck between 1643 and 1644 reports from Lippi’s contemporaries many of whom were members of the informal literary academy degli Apatisti suggest that substantial additions and refinements were made after his return to Florence in 1648. Lippi wary of scandal or public backlash resisted calls to publish the poem during his lifetime. Nonetheless it circulated widely among members of the Apatisti the Accademia degli Svogliati and even the Accademia della Crusca. It was not published until 1676 eleven years after Lippi’s death in a flawed and limited edition only 50 copies issued by Giovanni Rossi. That edition was viewed by Lippi’s admirers as a distorted presentation of the poem—possibly even an act of literary revenge. A more authoritative version was published in 1688 under the editorial guidance of Paolo Minucci and the posthumous patronage of Leopoldo de’ Medici. The present manuscript appears to have been produced prior to the 1688 edition but after the completion of the poem before Lippi’s death in 1665. Based on textual evidence it is unlikely to have been copied from either printed edition. Instead it likely reflects a version circulating independently—perhaps within Lippi’s literary circle or among manuscript readers close to the Medici court. Several features underscore the manuscript’s significance as a witness to the early textual transmission of Malmantile Racquistato. Please note that this list is not comprehensive or exhaustive. Dedication to Cardinal Leopoldo de’ Medici 1617-1675 The manuscript bears a dedication “al Serenissimo Princeps Cardinal Leopoldo de’ Medici”â€”a form appropriate only during Leopoldo’s lifetime. The 1676 edition includes no dedication. The 1688 edition dedicates the work “alla gloriosa memoria” of the deceased cardinal. This places the present manuscript’s source text prior to Leopoldo’s death in 1675 supporting an early dating. Attribution of the “Malmantile Disfatto Enigma” The manuscript attributes the poem’s enigma to Latoni a fictional character in the narrative and anagram of Antonio Maltesti author of the argomentos. The enigma in the present manuscript follows the 1688 edition’s title: “Malmantile Disfatto Enigma” as opposed to the 1676 edition which title it simply the “Malmantile Disfatto”. Unlike the present manuscript both printed editions attribute the Disfatto to Malatesti friend of Lippi and author of the the argomentos prefacing each canto/cantare. Lexical Variant in the Enigma’s First Line The manuscript and the 1676 edition share the rare form inospite inhospitable whereas the 1688 edition substitutes the more conventional indomite untamed. The retention of inospite aligns the manuscript with the earlier textual variants prior to normalization. Dialectal Verb Form: “dalli” vs. “dagli” The manuscript occasionally makes use of the form dalli a dialectal or colloquial variant of dagli. This reflects non-standard or pre-Cruscan orthography and suggests a version of the poem less filtered by formal editorial revision. “Canto” vs. “Cantare” The manuscript titles the poem’s sections as “Cantos” contrasting with the “Cantare” found in both printed editions. While “Cantare” evokes the popular cantari tradition the manuscript’s use of “Canto” suggests either scribal normalization or an attempt to frame the work more in line with classical epic conventions. Book Seven Stanza 73 The present manuscript lacks the seventy-third stanza of the seventh canto/cantare which appears in both the 1676 and 1688 editions. Various Textual Differences including: The Argomento of the eighth canto/cantare: Lines 2-5 of the present manuscript have elements that appear to be either hybrids of the two printed editions or are unique to the manuscript. Line 2 matches the second edition of 1688 Line 3 matches the first edition of 1676 Line 4 is a unique rendering more closely aligned with the 1676 edition Line 5 matches the first edition of 1676 Book 7 Stanza 104 105 of the printed editions has in distinction to both print editions burlando for brillando. . 1398897. Special Collections. [n.p] hardcover

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Zipoli, Perlone [Lippi, Lorenzo]; [Malatesti, Antonio]ABAA

MALMANTILE RACQUISTATO POEMA DI PERLONE ZIPOLI FIORENTINO Early Manuscript Copy

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Duran, Gabriel [Zavala, Lorenzo de]Biblio.com

Carta y Plan del Señor General Don Gabriel Duran. caption title

1833Best.-Nr. 3694Mexico City 1833. About very good. Broadsheet approximately 12 x 8.5 inches. Previously folded. Light wear at edges and along old fold. Moderate dust soiling. In a red cloth slipcase. An animated and rare 1833 broadsheet attack on the political beliefs and actions of Lorenzo de Zavala one of the foundational figures of the Texas Republic. Zavala was a prominent liberal Mexican politician who helped to draft the Constitution of 1824 and served as president of Congress and Secretary of Finance. In 1829 he began investing in Texan lands thus beginning his close involvement in Texas. When this document was issued Zavala was serving as Governor of the State of Mexico. The present address styled as an open letter to Mexican president Santa Anna and dated June 1 1833 from Tlalpan was authored by conservative General Gabriel Durán who makes a vehement attack on Zavala's patriotism and character urging Santa Anna to cut ties with Zavala completely. In translation Duran urges the Mexican president to defend "The State of Mexico oppressed and degraded by an impious audacious and insolent faction.that took by assault the sovereign executive powers enabling Lorenzo Zavala a famous criminal despised in general by the nation." In order to "Sustain the sovereignty of the nation in spite of the violent jolt and ill-fated attacks of the anarchy" Duran offers Santa Anna the military support needed to halt "A schism and the violation of our sacred religion and the restlessness of proprietors of being despoiled of their properties will be forever dissipated." He completes his address by offering an eight-point plan to "annul the elections where de Zavala was triumphant" and to regain power in the region surrounding Mexico City. Durán's message was not at first heeded by Santa Anna who appointed Zavala as Minister to France in October 1833. However in reaction to Santa Anna's dictatorial proclivities Zavala resigned his position in 1834 and never returned to Mexico. He settled in Texas in 1835 when it was on the cusp of revolution and helped to draft the Texas Constitution before serving as the Republic's first Vice President. We locate only two copies at the Sutro and British Libraries. Sutro Collection Pamphlets p.690. unknown

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Carta y Plan del Señor General Don Gabriel Duran. caption title

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Turner, Lorenzo Dow; Arthur P Bedou, et alBiblio.com

Early printed and photographic material of Lorenzo Dow Turner.

Best.-Nr. 8828Washington D.C. 1914 ca. 1920 1928. See below for archive contents. A collection of materials relating to pioneering Black linguist professor and publisher Lorenzo Dow Turner including several very scarce early issues of his short-lived newspaper; ephemera promoting the newspaper; the first yearbook of Howard University his alma mater inscribed to his mother; and a fine studio photograph of Turner as a young man taken by noted Black photographer Arthur P. Bedou. These items evidently all once belonged to Turner's mother. Lorenzo Dow Turner 1890-1972 was born in Elizabeth City North Carolina the youngest son of Elizabeth Freeman and Rooks Turner. He graduated from Howard University in 1914 afterwards obtaining a Master's Degree and PhD from Harvard and the University of Chicago respectively and becoming head of the English Department at Howard. In 1928 university politics led him to leave the position and with his brother Arthur as the business manager he established The Washington Sun. "Fearless Aggressive and Independent" according to its byline the paper was intended to "stimulate a wider and keener local interest in education religion and business.and.promote the civic welfare of the community" Wade-Lewis p. 55. The first issue appeared on September 6th 1928 but the paper lasted only through January of 1929. The following summer Turner accepted a temporary position at South Carolina State College at Orangeburg now South Carolina State University where he heard Gullah spoken for the first time by two of his students. After visiting their families on John's Island Turner became convinced that Gullah was not as scholars had previously supposed merely "bad English" derived from the "baby talk" spoken by white masters to new slaves. In the fall of 1929 he accepted a position at Fisk University where he would teach for the next sixteen years found the first African Studies program in the country and conduct extensive research on the African linguistic diaspora in the United States England Brazil Sierra Leone Nigeria Ghana and elsewhere along the west coast of Africa. This work informed his groundbreaking 1949 study Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect for which he is best known. From 1946 until his retirement in 1970 Turner taught at Roosevelt University in Chicago and in the 1960s helped found a training program for Peace Corps volunteers to Africa collaborated with the Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation on filmstrips for classroom use and consulted with two dictionaries as they attempted to better account for African languages and African American culture. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of Chicago in 1969 and on his death two years later he was mourned as "one of America's truly great linguistic scholars" Chicago Daily Defender February 10 1972. ARCHIVE CONTENTS The Washington Sun. Washington D.C. No. 1 September 8 1928; No. 8 October 27 1928; No. 11 November 17 1928; No. 16 December 22 1928. 21.5" x 17.75" 8 pp. CONDITION: Very good to good slight chipping and a few minor tears to margins moderate chipping to central horizontal folds with slight losses to text in the Nov. 17 edition. Published shortly after Turner was pushed out of his professorship at Howard University and less than a year before he embarked on the landmark study that would establish the field of Gullah studies The Washington Sun aimed "To Serve All The People All The Time" according to its motto. The Turner brothers garnered some early and important subscribers including many of Lorenzo's former colleagues at Howard and the "quality of the reporting was first-rate" with "News underscoring triumphs in the progress of African Americans gracing the front page along with details of defeats and tragedies. The coverage was local national and international. The multifold message to the black population like that of other black newspapers was: be a model American citizen be proud of black accomplishments be aware of the virulence of racism work vigorously to advance both individual and group progress and be politically active in order to foster change" Wade-Lewis p. 56. Topics covered in the four editions offered here include court cases and crimes including a particularly brutal murder of a mother by her son biographical sketches including an interview with a pastor who had been enslaved until the age of fourteen sports for instance "Hampton U Upsets Va. State 16-0" society and church news the arts including a piece on an honorary reception for Harlem Renaissance painter Laura Wheeling Waring race relations "Of unusual significance" being the National Interracial Conference which took place in Washington D.C. in December of 1928 Black political success "Five Negroes Will Go to the State Legislature in Illinois" and more. Ads for beauty products cafes signmakers cleaners funeral services shoe repair upcoming plays and musicals and so on appear throughout. OCLC records just one issue of The Washington Sun at Emory University. Other issues are held in the Lorenzo Dow Turner papers at Northwestern University. Promotional materials for The Washington Sun. Washington D.C. ca. 1928. Paperboard window placard 10.75" x 13.875". CONDITION: Very good somewhat rubbed 2.5" crease at lower left corner. Bearing the announcement: "Sold Here : The Washing Sun" and characterizing it as "A Unique Newspaper" with "Strong Editorials" "Clean Rand Reliable News" and "Exceptional Features." With Paperboard promotional card 3.25" x 5.875". CONDITION: Very good. Leading with the question "Do You Read The Washington Sun" and characterizing the publication again as "Unique" with "Strong Editorials" etc. this card emphasizes it as "an excellent advertising medium." With Circular with advertising rates 5.875" x 3.5" 2 pp. on heavy stock. CONDITION: Very good light spotting to recto and light rubbing to verso. Noting rates for "General Advertising" between five and ten cents per line as well as "Mysticism Hypnotism Fortune Telling" twenty-five cents per line; "Mechanical" and "Line" requirements for ads information on "Commission and Discount" as well as "Subscription Rates." With Circular with "Display Advertising Rates" 9" x 4" 2 pp. on green paper. CONDITION: Very good. Below the rates advertising terms are listed on the recto "Bills not paid within 30 days of date subject to 6 per cent interest per annum"; "Cancellation of orders by telephone not effective unless confirmed in writing same day" etc. The verso characterizing the paper as "Tolerant" "Clean-Progressive" is a blank advertising contract "In Effect November 1 1928." Arthur P. Bedou photog. Portrait photograph of Turner. Washington D.C. ca. 1920. Silverprint 7" x 5" mounted in original paperboard folder. CONDITION: Very good excellent tonality. Arthur P. Bedou 1882-1966 worked for many years as personal photographer to Booker T. Washington and documented life at several Black institutions including Fisk University and the National Negro Business League before opening his own studio in New Orleans in the 1920s. Nikh Howard University Yearbook. Volume 1. Washington D.C. 1914. 4to 12" x 9" original printed brown paperboard 103 pp. 10 pp. ads. Inscribed on ffep: "To Mother-from Lorenzo." CONDITION: Very good cover with wear to extremities and some hand sewn repairs to spine; partial photo excised on p. 90. A few checkmarks in pencil draw attention to Turner's presence in the superlatives section as having "done the most for Howard" and being "the most handsome" though also being "the most hen-pecked." A scarce array of materials from the early life and career of a pathbreaking and influential Black scholar. REFERENCES: Amos Alcione M. "Connecting Communities through Language: Life and Work of Lorenzo Dow Turner" in Bérose - Encyclopédie internationale des histoires de l'anthropologie online; Wade-Lewis Margaret. Lorenzo Dow Turner: Father of Gullah Studies University of South Carolina Press 2007. Washington, D.C., 1914, ca. 1920, 1928 unknown