Year/Century: 16th century
Language: Italian
Subject: History
Binding: Vellum
Description: Platina Bartolomeo The Story of the Pontefic Knights, from Saint Gregory to Pope Clement VIII. Appresso Isabetta di Bernardo Basa, 1600, Venetia. (On the colophon:) Size: 7 by 9.5"; illustrated; In Venetia: appresso Daniel Zanetti: ad istantia d'Isabetta di Bernardo Basa, 1600. Marbled covers and a 3/4 vellum binding with the manuscript title on the spine. Excellent condition with the exception of a few faded dampstains near the tile page's edges. Written in Italian. Bartolomeo Sacchi, also called Platina, was an Italian Renaissance humanist writer and gastronome who lived from 1421 until 1481. Prior to receiving the Gonzagas' long-term patronage—including that of the young cardinal Francesco—Platina began his career as a soldier working for Condottieri. He prepared a family history for Francesco. He attended the same Florence as other humanists and members of the governing Medici family, studying under the Byzantine humanist philosopher John Argyropulos.
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