Ringhieri. Cento Giuochi Liberali, Et D’Ingegno

Ringhieri, Innocenzo. Cento Giuochi Liberali, Et D’Ingegno. Venice: Giovan Maria Bonelli, 1553. Modern crushed maroon leather, handsomely tooled with all gilt board and spine edges, banded gilt-decorated spine with title compartment. Large woodcut devices on front and rear title leaves, woodcut historiated initials leading each section. 4to. Top right margin lightly soiled toward rear, else fine. A forerunner of books on recreations and games popularized centuries later, this work includes chapters on playing cards, palmistry, chess and other entertainments.