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Occultismo - Profezie - Dolfin, Pietro

The life of Merlin with its prophecies reprinted again, and with great diligence corrected. Which deals with the things that are to come, 1554

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cm.14,5x10
Venice, Bartolomeo Imperatore and Francesco his son-in-law, 1554. Woodcut vignette on the title page, initials engraved in wood, text in italics, restoration on the title page and c. H5, some small talus holes, slight water mark on the upper margin of some leaves, upper margin slightly trimmed, later parchment binding, plates framed by a gilded frame, title in gold within a label on the spine with 4 raised bands, cuts red sprays, some woodworm holes on the back, slight defects. Signature and ownership stamp on title page.

Specialist Notes

The work collects a series of prophecies on the future political situation of Britain expressed in an emblematic and arcane language. It is inspired by Prophetiae Merlini compiled bythe Benedictine monk Geoffrey of Monmouth around 1134 and later inserted into the Historia regum Britanniae, a famous work dedicated to Robert of Gloucester.