Glorie di gverrieri e d'amanti in nvova impresa nella città di Taranto succedute
By: Poema heroico del dottor Cataldo Antonio Mannarino dell'istessa città. Ad Alberto I. Acqvaviva d'Aragona X. dvca d'Atri. Aggiuntaui una breue Oliganthea delle lodi dell'istesso principe. Con gli argomenti, et annotationi di Lodouico Chiari, dottor di leggi. E con allegorie, tauole, e figure di rame in tutto il poema
Contributors: Chiari, Lodovico , 16th cent; Buyten, Martin van, active 1588-1613
Publisher: Appresso Gio. Giac. Carlino et Ant. Pace
Published: 1596
Place of publication: Napoli
Language: ita
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Poetry; History
Other titles: Glorie di guerrieri e d'amanti; Oligantea delle Lodi di Alberto I. Acqvaviva d'Aragona, X. dvca d'Atri &c
Notes: First ed. of poem based on 1594 Turkish attack on Taranto; see Mortimer.

Engraved title set in engraved border printed from a separate plate, signed by Martin van Buyten; see Mortimer. The border incorporates the author's port. and the arms of Alberto Acquaviva, to whom the work is dedicated. Ten full-page engraved ill. by van Buyten within elaborate borders, one before each of the ten cantos. The ill. include map and views of Taranto. Around the "Argomento" before each canto is a four-piece woodcut border with Pegasus and tritons. Ornamental and historiated head- and tail-pieces, initials. Carlino & Pace's device on special t.-p. of "Oligantea" (clasped hands).

Signatures: a-b⁸ c⁴ A-X⁸ Y⁴.

Errata, last p.

Mortimer, R.  Italian 16th-cent., 274

Binding: modern marbled paper, half brown calfskin. Title and author on spine in gilt. Page edges sprinkled blue. Closely trimmed at head, occasionally into headline.