Petri Godofredi - De Amoribus - 1648
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Petri Godofredi (Pierre Godefroy) De Amoribus, in three books, Latin, 408 pages, published 1648 by Joannis Maire in Leiden, bound in parchment, good condition.
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Rare 17th-century edition
PETRI GODOFREDI (Pierre Godefroy)
De Amoribus, Libri Tres
Lugduni Batavorum (Leida), Ex Officina Joannis Maire, 1648.
Work by the French jurist Pierre Godefroy (Petrus Godofredus), in three books, devoted to the themes of love from moral, legal, and literary perspectives, with references to classical tradition and to humanistic treatise. A seventeenth-century edition printed in Leiden by the renowned printer Joannes Maire.
13.3 x 8 cm; pp. (12), 408.
Contemporary limp parchment binding with handwritten title on the spine. Title page in red and black with a woodcut printer’s mark; historiated initials and illuminated drop caps. Latin text. Complete.
Genuine copy, in good overall condition: browning and scattered foxing, signs of use to the binding, small losses and marginal humidity marks, some signs of handling, in some cases affecting but little the text, volume solid and well preserved overall.
Ideal for collectors of antique books, juridical-humanistic works and seventeenth-century editions.
Rare 17th-century edition
PETRI GODOFREDI (Pierre Godefroy)
De Amoribus, Libri Tres
Lugduni Batavorum (Leida), Ex Officina Joannis Maire, 1648.
Work by the French jurist Pierre Godefroy (Petrus Godofredus), in three books, devoted to the themes of love from moral, legal, and literary perspectives, with references to classical tradition and to humanistic treatise. A seventeenth-century edition printed in Leiden by the renowned printer Joannes Maire.
13.3 x 8 cm; pp. (12), 408.
Contemporary limp parchment binding with handwritten title on the spine. Title page in red and black with a woodcut printer’s mark; historiated initials and illuminated drop caps. Latin text. Complete.
Genuine copy, in good overall condition: browning and scattered foxing, signs of use to the binding, small losses and marginal humidity marks, some signs of handling, in some cases affecting but little the text, volume solid and well preserved overall.
Ideal for collectors of antique books, juridical-humanistic works and seventeenth-century editions.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Erotica, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry
Book title
De Amoribus
Author/ Illustrator
Petri Godofredi
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1648
Height
13.3 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
8 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Joannis Maire
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
408
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