{"product_id":"1564-1590-del-historia-ditalia-by-francesco-guicciardini-antique-2-vellum-vols","title":"1564-1590 DEL' HISTORIA D'ITALIA by Francesco Guicciardini antique 2 vellum VOLS","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eDEL' HISTORIA D'ITALIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edi M. FRANCco GUICCIARDINI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume I: Venetia, at Paulo Ugolino, 1590.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume II: Vinegia, at Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1564.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Francesco Guicciardini.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonumental composite specimen of Francesco Guicciardini’s Historia d’Italia, \u003cbr\u003ecomplete in twenty books and formed from two volumes of different editions, with uniform bindings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume I contains the first sixteen books; I-XVI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume II  contains the last four books; XVII-XX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 volumes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBound in full vellum, with title labels to the spines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Numerous ornate and historiated wood-engraved initials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome period marginal notes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome browning and stains, especially in the last leaves, wormholes, restorations, and handwritten addition on the last page. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePp. 100 nn., 976, (4); (4), 34 nn., (2), 476, (12).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume I: Venetia, at Paulo Ugolino, 1590.\u003cbr\u003eVolume II: Vinegia, at Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1564.\u003cbr\u003eFrancesco Guicciardini.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancesco Guicciardini was born in Florence in 1483 and died in 1540. \u003cbr\u003eA diplomat, historian, and statesman, he served the Florentine Republic and the Medici papacy under Leo X and Clement VII. \u003cbr\u003eHe directly participated in the events of the Wars of Italy and developed a political vision grounded in realism, diplomatic prudence, and distrust of grand abstract ideals.\u003cbr\u003eLa Historia d’Italia is regarded as one of the supreme masterpieces of Renaissance European historiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 6 by 8 1\/4\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Italian\u003cbr\u003e==============================\u003cbr\u003eThe History of Italy is a historiographical work by the Florentine Francesco Guicciardini , a doctor of laws and politician in the service of the Medici popes Leo X and Clement VII . Written between 1537 and 1540 , the work consists of twenty books and narrates the events that occurred between 1492 (the year of the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent ) and 1534 (the year of the death of Pope Clement VII ).\u003cbr\u003e============================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407247601966,"sku":null,"price":1713.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/207208-001jpg.jpg?v=1786159561","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1564-1590-del-historia-ditalia-by-francesco-guicciardini-antique-2-vellum-vols","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}