La gigantea insieme con La nanea
Subtitle: nuovamente mandata in luce
Contributors: Magliabechi, Antonio, 1633-1714; Amelonghi, Girolamo; Arrighi, Benedetto; Serafini, Michelangelo; Aminta, Francesco; Grazzini, Anton Francesco, 1503-1584
Publisher: A. Ceccherelli
Published: 1566
Place of publication: In Fiorenza
Language: ita
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Italian poetry; Mock-heroic literature; Burlesques
Other titles: Nanea.
Notes: Dedication to the Gigantea signed: Il Forabosco.

Caption title (at foot of p. 15): La Nanea di M.S.A.F. Dedication to the Nanea signed: M.S.; prefatory narrative signed: F. Aminta.

The Gigantea has been attributed to Girolamo Amelonghi, and Benedetto Arrighi; the Nanea to Michelangelo Serafini, F. Aminta, and Antonfrancesco Grazzini. Cf. NUC pre-1956 and Nouvelle biog. générale.

Colophon: Stampata in Firenze ... Ad'instanza d'Alessandro Ceccherelli l'anno. 1566.

Printed by: Figliuoli del Torrentino. Cf. Gamba. The woodcut border of the t.p. appeared also in: Giovio, Paolo. Gli elogi ... In Fiorenza per Lorenzo Torrentino, 1554.

Signatures: A-F⁴G².

Leaf D1 signed "C".

Title within woodcut border; initials, tail-pieces.

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 754

Marshall, R.G. STC Italian, I, p. 654

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