{"product_id":"1584-illustrious-greek-latin-pagan-men-thevet-antique-massive-folio-illustrated","title":"1584 ILLUSTRIOUS GREEK LATIN PAGAN MEN Thevet antique MASSIVE FOLIO illustrated","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eLes vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres grecz, latins et payens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eby Andre Thevet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(The true portraits and lives of illustrious Greek, Latin, and pagan men)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis; 1584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA major Renaissance biographical work illustrated with numerous engraved portraits of historical figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis substantial folio contains striking original 16th-century engraved portraits, including Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Gaston de Foix, Guillaume Gouffier (Admiral de Bonnivet), and Charles d'Angouleme, among many others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal decorative gilt-tooled calf binding, with floral corner ornaments and central gilt decoration.\u003cbr\u003eWorn, upper board detached, lower board hinge split\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior pages are generally well preserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText is missing at one leaf, but engraving is still present (detached, loosely inserted).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMassive, heavy folio. \u003cbr\u003eSize 10.5 by 16\"\u003cbr\u003eThickness 5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in French\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eAndre Thevet (1516 – 1590) was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who traveled to the Near East and South America. \u003cbr\u003eHis most significant book was The New Found World, or Antarctike, which compiled a number of different sources and his own experience into what purported to be a firsthand account of his experiences in France Antarctique, a French settlement near modern Rio de Janeiro.\u003cbr\u003e==================================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52642965881134,"sku":null,"price":2855.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/207619-023jpg.jpg?v=1789344315","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1584-illustrious-greek-latin-pagan-men-thevet-antique-massive-folio-illustrated","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}