LANDI (Giulio)]. Formaggiata di Sere Stentato al serenissimo re della virtude. Piasenza, per ser Grassino Formaggiaro, 1542. Small in-4 (format in-12), modern binding, old marbled paper cover, modern case. 22 ff. Rare first edition of the oldest monograph on cheese, written in vernacular, by Giulio Landi (1500-1579). This humorous study on the local cheese of the region of Piacenza praises its nutritional qualities and its perfection, attributing them to the quality of the salt, the beauty of the pastures and the quality of the milk produced in the region. He also mentions various soups, salami and local vegetables. Handwritten inscription on the back of the last leaf. Worm gallery skillfully restored, last 4 ff. formerly reinforced at inner margin. Unknown to Vicaire, Bitting, Cagle.

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