{"product_id":"1600-family-letters-court-secrets-ruins-of-time-in-baroque-venice-antique","title":"1600 FAMILY LETTERS, COURT SECRETS, \u0026 RUINS OF TIME IN BAROQUE VENICE antique","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003eLETTERE FAMILIARI, SEGRETI DI CORTE E ROVINE DEL TEMPO NELLA VENEZIA BAROCCA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(FAMILY LETTERS, COURT SECRETS, AND THE RUINS OF TIME IN BAROQUE VENICE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenetia, press Gio. Battista Ciotti Senese; 1600.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rare and evocative 17th-century Venetian edition of Gio. Battista Leoni's Family Letters, a work dedicated to the art of correspondence, private diplomacy, and refined conversation in late-Renaissance Italy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal limp vellum, soiled, worn\u003cbr\u003e lacks endpapers, binding is partially loose (holds on cords), last leaf partially missing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith ancient, reused paper fragments applied internally as structural reinforcement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood interior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16, 518 lvs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------\u003cbr\u003eGiovan Battista Leoni was an author active between the late 16th and early 17th centuries, best known for his collections of letters and moral and rhetorical texts. His works are part of the great Italian tradition of letter forms, a fundamental genre in the administrative, diplomatic, and educational culture of the modern age.\u003cbr\u003e---------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Size 4 by 6\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Italian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e===================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see my other auctions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You\u003c\/span\u003e \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67982826897710,"sku":null,"price":642.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/208216-003jpg.jpg?v=1794279929","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1600-family-letters-court-secrets-ruins-of-time-in-baroque-venice-antique","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}