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Cesare, Giulio Cesare

The Commentaries with the copper figures of the encampments, the facts of arms, the ring roads of the cities., 1575

Estimate

€ 400 - 600

Sold

€ 903

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Information

Venice, De Franceschi, 1575. In 4°. Printer's mark on the title page, 1 geographical map of Gaul, 1 of Hispania and 40 copper engraved plates folded into double pages, some halos and stains, the map of Gaul reinforced, 19th century parchment binding, smooth spine with 3 bands with the names of the authors printed in gold.


Provenance

Rare first edition, with the plates "Made by Andrea Palladio to facilitate the reader's cognition of history". Born as an editorial project entrusted to his sons Leonida and Orazio, it was completed by Palladio himself following their death in 1572.

Fowler 237; Cicognara 1098 (err. date); Mortimer Harvard Italian 97; Adams C-86.