Numismatica 

Erizzo, Sebastiano

DISCORSO

DI M.SEBASTIANO ERIZZO



 Discorso di M. Sebastiano Erizzo
sopra le medaglie de gli antichi.
Con la dichiaratione delle monete consulari & delle medaglie de gli imperadori romani.
Nella qual si contiene vna piena & varia cognitione del' istoria di quei tempi



Venice, Giovanni Varisco and Paganino Paganini ; 1584


Size 6.5 by 9"

2 parts in 1 volume

 Frontispiece within a rich woodcut border, numerous illustrations of medals in the text, minor toning,
limp vellum binding, manuscript title on the spine, later paper label, missing top of the spine.
Period marginalia.

572 pages plus Table of Contents


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Sebastiano Erizzo ( Venice , June 19, 1525  - Venice , March 5, 1585 ) was an Italian humanist and numismatist .

Senator and member of the Council of Ten of Venice , he is known for his Six Days ( 1567 ), a collection of short stories told in six days by six schoolchildren in 1542 .

He was the first Italian writer of numismatics. He wrote the short stories The six days in Boccaccesco style and four philosophical letters. Together with Enea Vico they established the principles of numismatics.

Characteristic of the short stories is the almost total absence of love themes.

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