DIALOGO PIO ET SPECVLATIVO
Con diverse sentenze Latine & volgari, di M. Gabriel Symeoni. Fiorentino.
RARE BOOK
FIRST EDITION
ITALIAN LANGUAGE TEXT
ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY WOODCUTS
ATTRACTIVELY REBOUND
WITHOUT MAP
Publisher: In Lione (Lyon, France), Apresso Gvglielmo Roviglio.
Copyright: 1560
CONDITION: This culturally significant, 459-year-old book is in good condition. Unbound. Endpapers are bound in hand-marbled paper for protection, but the book is otherwise unbound. A perfect specimen for rebinding. Woodcut printer's device on the title page, one full-page illustration, plus an additional 58 woodcuts throughout (46 of which are medallions). This work was produced as a second part to Simeoni's Le Sententiose Impresi and details ancient heraldic references and symbology. According to Christie's, some of the woodcuts in this volume can be attributed to Pierre Eskrich and were previously used in Rouille's edition of Du Choul. The title page bears several early ink inscriptions and a brown stain. The text block is crisp with some moisture staining on top inside edge (see pictures). A few pages are unevenly browned and have some slight foxing. NOTE: This volume is missing the original map. Price reflects condition.
About Gabriele Simeoni:
Gabriel Simeoni was born in Florence on July 25, 1509 and died in Turin around 1575. He was a Florentine humanist of the Renaissance who was fluent in French, Italian, and Latin. He wrote extensively and his works included poetry, history, military strategy, and astrology.
Some fun facts of the year 1560:
• The complete Geneva Bible is published.
• The first tulip bulb is brought from Constantinople to the Netherlands (we all know the rage that caused...)
• The oldest surviving violin (dated inside), known as the Charles IX, is made in Cremona, in northern Italy.
• Bairam Khan loses power in the Mughal Empire.
• The great age of piracy in the Caribbean starts around this time.
• King Francis II of France dies aged 16, widowing the 17-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots.
• The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed between England, France and Scotland, ending the Siege of Leith.
223 pages, 5.5" x 7.5"
Con diverse sentenze Latine & volgari, di M. Gabriel Symeoni. Fiorentino.
RARE BOOK
FIRST EDITION
ITALIAN LANGUAGE TEXT
ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY WOODCUTS
ATTRACTIVELY REBOUND
WITHOUT MAP
Publisher: In Lione (Lyon, France), Apresso Gvglielmo Roviglio.
Copyright: 1560
CONDITION: This culturally significant, 459-year-old book is in good condition. Unbound. Endpapers are bound in hand-marbled paper for protection, but the book is otherwise unbound. A perfect specimen for rebinding. Woodcut printer's device on the title page, one full-page illustration, plus an additional 58 woodcuts throughout (46 of which are medallions). This work was produced as a second part to Simeoni's Le Sententiose Impresi and details ancient heraldic references and symbology. According to Christie's, some of the woodcuts in this volume can be attributed to Pierre Eskrich and were previously used in Rouille's edition of Du Choul. The title page bears several early ink inscriptions and a brown stain. The text block is crisp with some moisture staining on top inside edge (see pictures). A few pages are unevenly browned and have some slight foxing. NOTE: This volume is missing the original map. Price reflects condition.
About Gabriele Simeoni:
Gabriel Simeoni was born in Florence on July 25, 1509 and died in Turin around 1575. He was a Florentine humanist of the Renaissance who was fluent in French, Italian, and Latin. He wrote extensively and his works included poetry, history, military strategy, and astrology.
Some fun facts of the year 1560:
• The complete Geneva Bible is published.
• The first tulip bulb is brought from Constantinople to the Netherlands (we all know the rage that caused...)
• The oldest surviving violin (dated inside), known as the Charles IX, is made in Cremona, in northern Italy.
• Bairam Khan loses power in the Mughal Empire.
• The great age of piracy in the Caribbean starts around this time.
• King Francis II of France dies aged 16, widowing the 17-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots.
• The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed between England, France and Scotland, ending the Siege of Leith.
223 pages, 5.5" x 7.5"