First Aldine edition of Pontano's collected philosophical works, dialogues and orations. The text was edited by Gian Francesco Torresani. The contents include Pontano's considerable political work, such as De principe , De liberalitate , and De magnanimitate , and his speculative and theoretical works on art and language such as De aspiratione , and De sermone . De immanitate , are considered the clearest Renaissance statement on the subject. The five dialogues cover a range of subjects, from metrics to the political role of clergy.
Complete sets are very rare.
Secundus, Joannes . With the original Latin and an essay on his life and writings. Engraved plate of Venus and Ascanius by Bartolozzi. Titles printed in red throughout. Bound in recent quarter cloth over boards.