Pico Ranuccio - Davide Glorioso - 1631

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Pico Ranuccio - Davide Glorioso, published in 1631 by Roma per l'erede di Bartolomeo Zannetti, is bound in parchment, in Italian, with plates fuori testo, 582 pages, 23×17 cm, in excellent condition.

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Pico Ranuccio. David Glorioso by Doctor Ranuccio Pico. Rome for the heir of Bartolomeo Zannetti, 1631. First Edition. A rare original edition of the famous biography of the most holy King and Prophet David. The work recounts the life and deeds of the valiant warrior, musician, and poet, the second King of Judea. A figure of complex personality, capable of both great cruelties and generosity, endowed with political and human audacity, yet at the same time able to recognize his own limits and errors. Full parchment binding. Beautiful copper-engraved frontispiece with the title inscribed in a cartouche flanked by two cherubs, above the figures of King David with crown and lyre on the left and Saint Joseph on the right. Illustrated by a two-page genealogical plate and the plan of David’s burial in the text. Dimensions 23 x 17 cm, 40 leaves, 520, 32 leaves. Excellent condition.

Pico Ranuccio. David Glorioso by Doctor Ranuccio Pico. Rome for the heir of Bartolomeo Zannetti, 1631. First Edition. A rare original edition of the famous biography of the most holy King and Prophet David. The work recounts the life and deeds of the valiant warrior, musician, and poet, the second King of Judea. A figure of complex personality, capable of both great cruelties and generosity, endowed with political and human audacity, yet at the same time able to recognize his own limits and errors. Full parchment binding. Beautiful copper-engraved frontispiece with the title inscribed in a cartouche flanked by two cherubs, above the figures of King David with crown and lyre on the left and Saint Joseph on the right. Illustrated by a two-page genealogical plate and the plan of David’s burial in the text. Dimensions 23 x 17 cm, 40 leaves, 520, 32 leaves. Excellent condition.

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Number of Books
1
Book Title
Pico Ranuccio - Davide Glorioso
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1631
Height
23 cm
Width
17 cm
Language
Italian
Publisher
Roma per l'erede di Bartolomeo Zannetti,
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
582
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Objects sold
97.65%
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