Year/Century: 17th century
Language: Latin
Subject: History
Binding: Vellum
Description: Francesco Guicciardini, "La Historia d'Italia" (The History of Italy). Bertano, Venice, 1616 6 by 8 1/4" (210x145 mm) in sizeWoodcut initials and the printer's device on the title page Repaired and strengthened title page There are some worn areas, small repairs, and faded dampstains. Completely limp vellum featuring a manuscript title on the lower margin and an embossed title on the spine Provenance: "Joannis Stephani Goletti S.T.D. et Canonici St. Andrea" (18th century ownership notice on title page), with an obliterated ownership notation. Latin text. Francesco Guicciardini was an Italian statesman and historian who lived from 1483 to 1540. Regarded as a prominent political writer of the Italian Renaissance, he was a friend and critic of Niccolo Machiavelli. With his realistic study of the characters and events of his day and his use of official sources to bolster his claims, Guicciardini's masterwork, The History of Italy, opened the door for a new wave of historiography.
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