Stanze amorose, sopra gli horti delle donne, & in lode della menta
Subtitle: La caccia d'amore del Bernia. Quarantadui stanze in materia d'amore nuouamente ritrouate, & con diligentia corrette, & di vaghe historie adornate & date in luce
Contributors: Berni, Francesco, 1497 or 1498-1535; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1574
Place of publication: In Venetia
Language: ita
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Italian Love poetry; Mint; Italian poetry; Poetry
Other titles: Caccia di amore piacevole.; Caccia d'amore del Bernia.; Quarantadui stanze in materia d'amore.; Stanze di cultura sopra gli horti de le donne.
Notes: The 2nd item, "Stanze in lode della menta. Stampate nuouamente, con diligentia, & historiate" has special t.p. with imprint as above (leaves 17-33); caption title: Stanze in lode della menta alle belle & cortesi donne. Other items have caption titles: Stanze di cultura sopra gli horti de le donne (leaves 2-16); Caccia di amore piaceuole, alle nobili & gentili donne (leaves 34-36); Stanze del dottissimo M. Lodouico Ariosto nobile Ferrarese (leaves 37-39); Trenta stanze amorose nuouamente ritrouate, ne per ladietro date in luce (leaves 40-46).

First item, by Luigi Tansillo, was originally published under his name as Il Vendemmiatore (Naples, 1534). Second item ascribed to Tansillo. See G. Melzi, Dizionario di opere anonime, III, p. 95-96.

First and 2nd items previously published separately under present caption titles, 1537-1538. See Brunet, Grässe.

T.p. attribution of the 3rd item to Bernia, i.e. Francesco Berni, is not supported by modern editions of his works, e.g. Rime / a cura di Danilo Romei (1985); Rime facete / a cura di Ettore Bruni (1959).

Fourth item, 12 stanzas by Ariosto, was previously published in this form as an appendix to the original edition of his Herbolato (Venice, 1545); cf. Agnelli & Ravegnani, II, p. 149-150. It is in part an adaptation of Bradamante's lament from Orlando furioso (canto 45, stanzas 32-39).

Signatures: A-D¹².

Illustrations: 19 impressions from 4 different blocks, one with the word Maseto at foot; images ca. 54 x 64 mm.

Brunet, V, col. 509

Grässe, VI, p. 478

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 639

Agnelli & Ravegnani.  Annali delle edizioni ariostee, II, p. 211-212

Sander 7183

Binding: red goatskin, tooled in gilt on boards, spine, edges of boards, and turn-ins. Page edges gilt. Title on spine: STANZE AMORENSE [sic] 1574. Blue silk ribbon place marker.

On front pastedown is engraved armorial bookplate of Thos. Gaisford, 1779-1855 (Franks 11571). Annotation at head of front free endpaper verso: Debure no. 3307, rare. Property stamp in black ink at right margin of t.p. and on t.p. verso of J. Richard D.M.