Antiquarian Books including a series of views of Milan
Antiquarian Books including a series of views of Milan
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October 4, 11:46 AM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description
Procopius Caesariensis
De bello Persico. (Rome: Eucharius Silber, 1509)
folio (276 x 196mm.), woodcut initials, early nineteenth-century calf-backed speckled boards, occasional light foxing, small wormhole in gutter, I4 slightly soiled, binding slightly rubbed
Procopius's account of the wars against the Persians and against the Vandals, in which he took part alongside the Byzantine general Belisarius, was translated by Raffaele Maffei and corrected by Andrea Nucius. The papal privilege printed above the colophon names Giacomo Mazzocchi.
LITERATURE:
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PROVENANCE:
Pietro Ginori-Conti, armorial bookplate