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Lot 269

PAOLO GIOVIO'S 1571 BIOGRAPHY OF A FAMOUS PERSON, AN ANCIENT PIGSKIN BINDING FROM THE 16TH CENTURY

Estimate: $1,225 - $1,400

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Year/Century: 16th century
Language: Latin
Subject: History
Binding: Vellum
Description: In libros septem digesta, Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium, ueris imaginibus supposita, quae apud Musaeum spectantur. Pigskin was originally blind-loaned over wooden boards in Basel, (Perna); 1571. Written as a companion piece to a museum exhibition, Bishop Paolo Giovio's (1483–1552) biographical works on a variety of well-known figures. 4.5 by 6.5"; 592 pages; 7 leaf variations; in excellent condition; text in Latin

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