Antonio Maria Gratiano - De Casibus virorum illustrium - 1680
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Antonio Maria Gratiano, De Casibus virorum illustrium, first‑edition Latin volume in full calf leather binding, Paris 1680, 411 pages, 25.5 × 19 cm, in good condition.
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Antonio Maria Gratiano. De Casibus virorum illustrium. Lutetiae [Paris], Antonium Cellier, 1680, (4), 411 pp., (6) ff.
A vol. in-4 (255x190 mm), full calf, spine with gold tooling, speckled edges (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on covers and spine, losses to the headpieces, worn corners. Interior fresh, without foxing.
Original edition
Collection of nineteen stories devoted to the falls of contemporary figures, from the late 15th to the late 16th century. Graziani aims to recount the tragic end of illustrious men of his time to show the fragility of human greatness.
The portraits are drawn from the history of three countries: Italy (the Borgia, the Aragonese kings of Naples, Ludovico Sforza, Pietro de’ Medici, Savonarola, Alessandro de’ Medici), England (Henry VIII, Wolsey, Fisher and More, Pole, Mary, Dudley, “four queens of Brittany”) and France (Henry II, the Guises, Henry III), with Jean de Leyde, king of the Anabaptists, and the Carafa on the margin.
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Translated by Google TranslateAntonio Maria Gratiano. De Casibus virorum illustrium. Lutetiae [Paris], Antonium Cellier, 1680, (4), 411 pp., (6) ff.
A vol. in-4 (255x190 mm), full calf, spine with gold tooling, speckled edges (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on covers and spine, losses to the headpieces, worn corners. Interior fresh, without foxing.
Original edition
Collection of nineteen stories devoted to the falls of contemporary figures, from the late 15th to the late 16th century. Graziani aims to recount the tragic end of illustrious men of his time to show the fragility of human greatness.
The portraits are drawn from the history of three countries: Italy (the Borgia, the Aragonese kings of Naples, Ludovico Sforza, Pietro de’ Medici, Savonarola, Alessandro de’ Medici), England (Henry VIII, Wolsey, Fisher and More, Pole, Mary, Dudley, “four queens of Brittany”) and France (Henry II, the Guises, Henry III), with Jean de Leyde, king of the Anabaptists, and the Carafa on the margin.
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Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Number of books
1
Subject
History
Book title
De Casibus virorum illustrium
Author/ Illustrator
Antonio Maria Gratiano
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1680
Height
25.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
19 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
411
