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Araldica - Cartari, Antonio Stefano

Gentilizio prodrome ouero Treatise on arms and insignia of families Preliminary to noble Europe Rome, 1679

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Rome, Nicolò Angelo Tinassi, 1679. In 12th. Eye, frontispiece framed by frame with woodcut frieze, friezes and initials engraved in wood, slight blooms, light burnishing, coeval binding in half parchment with title stamped in gold within the spine, spray cuts, slight defects. Signature of membership of the guard card.


Specialist Notes

Rare first edition of the best known work by Antonio Stefano Cartari (1651-1685), Umbrian jurist: theoretical-practical preliminary treatise on heraldry that is part of a vast project to collect the coats of arms of all European noble families. & nbsp ;