Horatio Nucula - Commentariorum de bello Aphrodisiensi libri quinque - 1552
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Horatio Nucula's Commentariorum de bello Aphrodisiensi libri quinque, a Latin first edition from 1552, bound in flexible parchment, 358 pages, 16.5 x 11.5 cm, documents the siege and capture of the Tunisian port Mahdia in 1550 by Charles V’s forces, and includes a double‑page woodcut map of southern Sicily and the Tunisian coast as well as a woodcut papal crest on the title page.
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“Commentariorum de bello Aphrodisiensi libri quinque“, Horatio Nucula, 1552.
Very rare historical work on the siege and conquest of the Tunisian coastal town Mahdia (Aphrodisium) by the troops of Emperor Charles V in the year 1550. The account describes the military events of the campaign against the fortress controlled by Ottoman corsairs and contains numerous war- and contemporary historical details about the fighting in the central Mediterranean.
Particularly noteworthy is the two-page woodcut map, which shows southern Sicily as well as the coast of Tunisia. There is also a woodcut coat of arms of Pope Julius III on the title page.
Bound in a flexible parchment binding using an older manuscript. The binding cords are missing.
The pages are at times somewhat stained and waterstained. The title page bears a handwritten ownership note as well as a defect due to a removed ex-libris. The following leaf likewise shows, at the same height, a defect with some loss of text. The reverse of the title page also shows a somewhat larger stain, presumably from the former ex-libris.
Unfortunately, on numerous pages the outer margins stick together.
Collation: 368 (recte 358) pages, 4 leaves
Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.5 cm
“Commentariorum de bello Aphrodisiensi libri quinque“, Horatio Nucula, 1552.
Very rare historical work on the siege and conquest of the Tunisian coastal town Mahdia (Aphrodisium) by the troops of Emperor Charles V in the year 1550. The account describes the military events of the campaign against the fortress controlled by Ottoman corsairs and contains numerous war- and contemporary historical details about the fighting in the central Mediterranean.
Particularly noteworthy is the two-page woodcut map, which shows southern Sicily as well as the coast of Tunisia. There is also a woodcut coat of arms of Pope Julius III on the title page.
Bound in a flexible parchment binding using an older manuscript. The binding cords are missing.
The pages are at times somewhat stained and waterstained. The title page bears a handwritten ownership note as well as a defect due to a removed ex-libris. The following leaf likewise shows, at the same height, a defect with some loss of text. The reverse of the title page also shows a somewhat larger stain, presumably from the former ex-libris.
Unfortunately, on numerous pages the outer margins stick together.
Collation: 368 (recte 358) pages, 4 leaves
Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
History
Book title
Commentariorum de bello Aphrodisiensi libri quinque
Author/ Illustrator
Horatio Nucula
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1552
Height
16.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
11.5 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
358
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