Madrigali di Giovambatista Strozzi
Publisher: Nella Stamperia del Sermartelli
Published: 1593
Place of publication: In Firenze
Language: ita
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Italian poetry; Italian Madrigals; Texts
Description: Collection of poems to be sung as madrigals by Giovanni Battista Strozzi the Younger; for identification of the poet, see EDIT 16.
Notes: Colophon: "In Firenze, Nella Stamperia del Sermartelli. MDLXXXXIII."

Signatures: a-b⁴ A-T⁴.

Woodcuts: Sermartelli's device on title page, featuring a tortoise carrying a sail, marked with the Florentine lily, on its shell; with Sermartelli's motto "Festina lente" encircling the cartouche; large white historiated initials; head- and tail-pieces.

Madrigals arranged in 8-line stanzas, printed in large italic type.

Dedication, dated May 1, 1593 in Florence, is signed by Lorenzo and Filippo Strozzi, sons of Giovanni Battista the Elder (1504-1571). The dedicatee, Leone Strozzi, was a second cousin of the two brothers Lorenzo and Filippo. See J. Chater, "Poetry in the service of music: the case of Giovambattista Strozzi the Younger (1551-1634)," Journal of musicology 29, no. 4 (Fall 2012):328-384, especially page 335.

Errata: page 152.

Includes index.

EDIT 16, CNCE 33937

Short-title catalogue of books printed in Italy and of Italian books printed in other countries from 1465 to 1600 now in the British Museum, page 650

Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, S-1955

National union catalog pre-1956 imprints, 574:38