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Wednesday 18 November 2020, 10:30 AM • Rome

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Genova - Foglietta, Uberto

History of Mons. Uberto Foglietta, a Genoese nobleman of the Sacra Lega contra Selim, 1598

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€ 700 - 900

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€ 896

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Information

Genoa, Giuseppe Pavoni, 1598. In 4th. Peacock brand engraved on the title page, inhabited caps and chalcographic heads, burnishing and halos, coeval slow loose parchment binding, title on the spine.

Specialist Notes

Valuable edition of the Istoria di Foglietta, translated from Latin by Giulio Guastavini, who dedicates it to Don Carlo Doria. At the center of the narration are the exploits of the Sacred League against Selim II (Lepanto), Tripoli, the aid of Oram, Pignon, Tunis etc.