1645 HISTORY of VENICE by PAOLO PARUTA antique VELLUM BOUND 17th CENTURY

Paruta (Paolo) Historia Vinetiana Venice, heirs of Tomaso Giunti, 16452 parts in 1 volume general title with engraved portrait vignette and divisional with ornamental device, damp-staining to general title and elsewhere occasionally, some light and generally marginal foxing and spotting, spot to the lower part of the spineoriginal vellum with manuscript title to the spineSize 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 inchesText in ItalianEx-library==========================Paolo Paruta (14 May 1540 – 6 December 1598) was a Venetian historian and statesman.He was born at Venice of a Luccan family. After studying at Padua he served the Republic of Venice in various political capacities, including that of secretary to one of the Venetian delegates at the Council of Ten.In 1562 he accompanied the ambassador Michele Suriano to the Court of Emperor Maximilian II and acted as official historiographer of the Republic; during which office he delivered the funeral oration for those killed at the naval battle of Lepanto (1571). After the change of government he was made savio di Terraferma (minister for the administration of the Terraferma), and became a senator.In 1579 he was appointed official historian to the republic, in succession to Luigi Contarini. He took up the narrative from where Cardinal Bembo had left it, in 1513, and brought it down to 1551. He was made provveditore to the Chamber of Loans in 1580, Commisario del Cadore (1589), savio del consiglio in 1590, ambassador to the pope in Rome (1592–95) and governor of Brescia (1590–92).In 1596 he was appointed procurator of St. Mark's (1596, next in dignity to the doge), and provveditore delle fortezze (superintendent of fortifications) in 1597. He died in Venice.==================================================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paruta (Paolo) Historia Vinetiana  Venice, heirs of Tomaso Giunti, 1645 2 parts in 1 volume  general title with engraved portrait vignette and divisional with ornamental device, damp-staining to general title and elsewhere occasionally, some light and generally marginal foxing and spotting, spot to the lower part of the spine original vellum with manuscript title to the spine Size 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches Text in Italian Ex-library ========================== Paolo Paruta (14 May 1540 – 6 December 1598) was a Venetian historian and statesman. He was born at Venice of a Luccan family. After studying at Padua he served the Republic of Venice in various political capacities, including that of secretary to one of the Venetian delegates at the Council of Ten. In 1562 he accompanied the ambassador Michele Suriano to the Court of Emperor Maximilian II and acted as official historiographer of the Republic; during which office he delivered the funeral oration for those killed at the naval battle of Lepanto (1571). After the change of government he was made savio di Terraferma (minister for the administration of the Terraferma), and became a senator. In 1579 he was appointed official historian to the republic, in succession to Luigi Contarini. He took up the narrative from where Cardinal Bembo had left it, in 1513, and brought it down to 1551. He was made provveditore to the Chamber of Loans in 1580, Commisario del Cadore (1589), savio del consiglio in 1590, ambassador to the pope in Rome (1592–95) and governor of Brescia (1590–92). In 1596 he was appointed procurator of St. Mark's (1596, next in dignity to the doge), and provveditore delle fortezze (superintendent of fortifications) in 1597. He died in Venice. ================================================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund 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. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Historical
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:History
• Language:Italian
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1645