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graesse iv, 334gelli; 140: "that of is the first edition of this erudite and interesting work that made much noise in its timeprov: ownership indication printed within a frame on a label glued on the front counter-plate (ex dono fratris nostri venier nobcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimaffei, scipione della scienza chiamata cavalleresca libri treref: it\\iccu\\uboe\\please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: slight browning and mildew; a work in very good overall condition(); cover page with black lettering; finely engraved initials of the dedication (to pope clement xi) and of the first chapterroma: presso francesco gonzaga in via lata, vo (234 x 170 mm); full parchment hardcover, title with gold lettering on a red leather tag on the smooth spine; green sprayed edges; ribbon bookmark; ppalla santità di nostro signore papa clemente undecimoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store" scipione maffei (variant forms: pindemonte, desiderato e brenteatico, orillo)(), erudite, man of letters, in arcadia as a poet, born and died in veronait is the most important of all those that have been written on this “scienza cavalleresca” to which the author caused a fatal blowimportant first edition of this famous treatise by maffei against the practice of duel and against the practices and so-called "codes of honour" that fuelled the barbaric and anachronistic practice of duelthe name of the author it is derived from the dedication and approvals; in the text the author takes a very clear position against the legitimacy of duels, demonstrating their barbaric origin and putting himself at odds with the mentality of his time
160 €
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On the back of the last sheet, at the bottom, colophon with indication of the printer, chronic and topical date of the edition on the left, woodcut typographic brand in the middle, register data on the rightcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the cover page, in addition to the round lowercase lettering used in the other sheets, gothic letters are used for the author's name and capital letters in the second and third linesthe collection, printed in the famous university city of bologna, is admired for the typographic elegance of renaissance tastesome latin annotations, other always marginal marks and rare underlinings, all written in pen with coeval handwritingthe most extensive work is the ciropedia, narration of the education of cyrus king of the persians, in the version of francesco filelfo; followed by the hunting treatise de venatione, in the translation of omnibonus leonicenus, and other texts, including socrates’ apologia and the treatise sulla tirannide by the great humanist leonardo bruni, called leonardo aretino109 unnumbered sheets, including the cover page with the author’s name and the titles of xenophon’s works included in the volumeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegraesse, who points to the bolognese edition among the rarest and most curious of xenophon's texts, incorrectly indicates 108 unnumbered sheets, rather than 109the same scholar points out reproductions of the lyon edition in circa andtext in latin, printed with elegant round letters and wide use of abbreviations; blank spaces with reference letters instead of the drop capsin good condition; an overall good text, contained browning on a few pages; few and small woodworm holes on the margins of the central sheetsthe work is a rare and very valuable early 16th-century edition of six works by the greek historian xenophon, in a latin translation from the greek originalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemodern full havana-coloured leather binding, spine with 3 raised bands; grey sprayed edges
365 €
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In his new translation, the first in modern english of the complete text from the graesse edition, william granger ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and in popular religious culture more generallythe book is in good condition with only a little shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories, the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle ages fourth printing and first paperback printing
12 €
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graesse vi, 356annali torrentino, : ''original, beautiful, and rare edition''catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe most christian and most holy" (front of the first sheet)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiadams s-926 (other editions)first, uncommon editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelarge historiated drop caps in the textthe work is preceded by the author’s dedication to the duchess of florence eleonora of toledo, who commissioned the translation of what varchi himself calls "among all the works of senecaedition of seneca entitled "de benefizii" translated into the florentine vernacular by messer benedetto varchi and published in florence (fiorenza) by lorenzo torrentino, stampatore ducale, in to (22 x 15a good copy with an old owner’s note on the cover page and stamp on the first white sheet, without interfering with the work (see photos); mildew here and there on the paper, without affecting the reading of the textour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm), full parchment binding with titles handwritten on the spine; pages: 1b-[b, coloured edges, title within an elaborate woodcut border with large wooden architectural frame on the cover page, with medici coat fo arms at the top, title in the middle and a glimpse of florence at the bottom, above the typographic notefirst edition of the translation of seneca’s de beneficiis by varchi, famous florentine humanist ()
179 €
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Des papes, des sscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimainly made up of historical and biographical articles, moréri's le grand dictionnaire historique is considered the first dictionary of proper names''ouvrage estimé eu égard aux notices généalogiques qu'il contient''pères, des evequesdes historiens, poèteset mathématiciens, etc''ouvrage qui ne laisse pas d'avoir encore son utilité, surtout pour la partie généalogique''please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitede toutes les personnes illustresde toutes les nations du monde - - first volume - binding in good condition, work in its period brown full leather binding, covers and spine in good condition, friction from use, small lacks at each of the headcaps, red edges, adorned ribbed spine, gilded titling and volume number - inside in good condition, lovely headbands, ornamental initials, a lovely frontispiece engraving - delivery service provided by chronopost within a few days - read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeonce published, this encyclopedia, especially rich geographically and historically, met an immense success throughout europel'abbé ladvocat after louis morery - dictionnaire historique portatif, contenant l'histoire des patriarches, des princes hebreux, des empereurs, des rois, et des grands capitaines; des dieux, des héros de l'antiquité payenne &cavec leurs principaux ouvrages et leurs meilleures éditions; des femmes savantes, des peintres
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