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1616 HISTORY OF ITALY by Francesco GUICCIARDINI antique VELLUM BOUND
1616 HISTORY OF ITALY by Francesco GUICCIARDINI antique VELLUM BOUND
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GUICCIARDINI, Francesco.
La Historia d'Italia.
(The History of Italy)
Venezia: Bertano, 1616
Size: 6 by 8 1/4" (210x145mm)
Printer's device on the title page, woodcut initials
Title page repaired (reinforced)
Some faded dampstains, some wear and minor repairs
Full limp vellum with embossed title on the spine, manuscript title on the lower edge
Provenance:
erased ownership note on title page - "Joannis Stephani Goletti S.T.D. et Canonici St. Andrea"
(18th century ownership note on title page).
Text in Latin
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Francesco Guicciardini (1483 – 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. La Historia d'Italia.
(The History of Italy)
Venezia: Bertano, 1616
Size: 6 by 8 1/4" (210x145mm)
Printer's device on the title page, woodcut initials
Title page repaired (reinforced)
Some faded dampstains, some wear and minor repairs
Full limp vellum with embossed title on the spine, manuscript title on the lower edge
Provenance:
erased ownership note on title page - "Joannis Stephani Goletti S.T.D. et Canonici St. Andrea"
(18th century ownership note on title page).
Text in Latin
A friend and critic of Niccolo Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. In his masterpiece, The History of Italy, Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in historiography with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time.
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