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ARIOSTO, Lodovico (1474–1533). Orlando Furioso. Commentary by Alberto Lavezuola. Venice: Francesco de Franceschi, 1584. 3 parts in one, 4to in eights (257 x 178 mm). (Lacking first blank, light marginal browning throughout, few leaves browned). Engraved title–page within an architectural border, separate engraved title–pages for the other two parts, 51 full–page illustrations by Girolamo Porro (plate 33 is repeated as plate 34 was suppressed, originally depicting the figure of St. John the Evangelist), engraved cartouches, woodcut decorated initials (engraved title–page remargined). Full modern vellum (fresh endpapers). “THE MOST ELABORATE OF THE SIXTEENTH–CENTURY EDITIONS” (Mortimer). This edition appears to be the prototype for the following lot. Adams A1677; Brunet I:436–437; Mortimer 30. From the private library of a distinguished Chicago book collector.