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De Imperio et rebus gestis Iustiniani Imperatoris, Libri Quinque, 1594

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€ 150 - 250

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€ 284

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Information

Leiden, Officina Plantiniana, 1594. In 4°. 2 parts in one volume. Printer's mark on the title page, text in Greek and Latin, woodcut initials and friezes, some light and rare reddening, contemporary binding in rigid parchment with nails, handwritten title on the spine, blue cuts, slight defects.

Specialist Notes

Historical account divided into 5 volumes which continues the story of Procopius of Caesarea on the reign of Justinian. This work, which emulates the style of its predecessor, represents the primary source for the period between 552 and 558. At the center of the text we find the military campaigns conducted by the Byzantine army, led by Narses, against the Goths, the Vandals, the Franks and the Sasanians.