Roland Furieux, Poëme héroïque de l'Arioste.
T. 1-4 (T.-2nd missing). Paris 1775-1783, Chez Brunet. 8, pp. [2], 321; 407; 408, [2], 62 copperplate engravings on separate plates, bound in period cloth.
Orlando the Mad, a poem by Louis Ariosto in 46 songs, referring to the time of medieval chivalry. On title page, stamp: "Lesko Castle Library" and handwritten entries on prefaces: "From the Stratyn Library" On prefaces of volume 1, handwritten entry by Ignacy Krasicki of Stratyn Castle (d.1879), the proprietor of Lesko Castle, dedicating the book to his daughter Konstansja Brzostowska. Lesko Castle - a late Gothic castle in the valley of the San River. The owners of the castle, starting from the 16th century, were successively: the Kmita family of Szreniawa coat of arms; the Stadnicki family of Szreniawa coat of arms without the Cross; the Ossolińskis of Topór coat of arms; the Mniszch family; the Krasicki family.
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