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graesse iv, 334are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikialla santità di nostro signore papa clemente undecimocondition: slight browning and mildew; a work in very good overall conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprov: ownership indication printed within a frame on a label glued on the front counter-plate (ex dono fratris nostri venier nobimportant 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 timeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegelli; 140: "that of is the first edition of this erudite and interesting work that made much noise in its time(); cover page with black lettering; finely engraved initials of the dedication (to pope clement xi) and of the first chapterref: it\\iccu\\uboe\\" scipione maffei (variant forms: pindemonte, desiderato e brenteatico, orillo)(), erudite, man of letters, in arcadia as a poet, born and died in veronaroma: 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; ppit is the most important of all those that have been written on this “scienza cavalleresca” to which the author caused a fatal blowmaffei, scipione della scienza chiamata cavalleresca libri treour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
160 €
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Are 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 linescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegraesse, who points to the bolognese edition among the rarest and most curious of xenophon's texts, incorrectly indicates 108 unnumbered sheets, rather than 109on 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 rightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome latin annotations, other always marginal marks and rare underlinings, all written in pen with coeval handwritingthe same scholar points out reproductions of the lyon edition in circa andmodern full havana-coloured leather binding, spine with 3 raised bands; grey sprayed edgesthe 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 originalin good condition; an overall good text, contained browning on a few pages; few and small woodworm holes on the margins of the central sheetsthe collection, printed in the famous university city of bologna, is admired for the typographic elegance of renaissance taste109 unnumbered sheets, including the cover page with the author’s name and the titles of xenophon’s works included in the volumetext in latin, printed with elegant round letters and wide use of abbreviations; blank spaces with reference letters instead of the drop capsthe 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 aretinoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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, 356are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 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 senecathe most christian and most holy" (front of the first sheet)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 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 noteannali torrentino, : ''original, beautiful, and rare edition''adams s-926 (other editions)large historiated drop caps in the texta 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 textfirst edition of the translation of seneca’s de beneficiis by varchi, famous florentine humanist ()edition 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 15first, uncommon editionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
179 €
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''ouvrage estimé eu égard aux notices généalogiques qu'il contient''are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikil'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 &cdes historiens, poètescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableonce published, this encyclopedia, especially rich geographically and historically, met an immense success throughout europeet mathématiciens, etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteavec leurs principaux ouvrages et leurs meilleures éditions; des femmes savantes, des peintrespères, des evequesdes papes, des ssde 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 moremainly made up of historical and biographical articles, moréri's le grand dictionnaire historique is considered the first dictionary of proper namesde toutes les personnes illustres''ouvrage qui ne laisse pas d'avoir encore son utilité, surtout pour la partie généalogique''our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
43 €