A. D. Emanuele Tesauro - Elogia Omnia - 1655

Emanuele Tesauro – Elogia Omnia – Genoa, Guaschi – Rare seventeenth-century edition (1655)
​​Author: Emanuele Tesauro (Emanvelis Thesavri)
​Full title: Emanvelis Thesavri Patritii Tavrinensis, Comitis, & Magnæ Crucis Equitis Sanctorum Mauritij, & Lazari. Elogia Omnia...
​Year of publication: MDCLV (1655)
​Place of printing: Genoa (Genuæ)
​Printer: Ex Typographia Benedicti Guaschi
​Language: Latin
​Format: In-12° (small pocket-sized volume). Dimensions 10.5 x 6 cm.
​Binding: Contemporary rustic binding in card/paper with visible sewing cords and handwritten title on the spine
​​Fascinating and rare 1655 edition of the work Elogia Omnia by the famous Piedmontese count and Baroque rhetor Emanuele Tesauro.
​The work gathers encomiastic writings, tributes to patriarchs, emperors and historical figures, representing a solid example of Italian Seicento literary culture and rhetoric. The title page is adorned with a woodcut depicting the stylized monogram IHS with rays and a pierced heart.
​Conditions and State of Preservation:
​Interior: Generally in excellent condition. Pages clean, sharp, and perfectly legible, with negligible and natural time-related foxing. Text block solid.
​Binding: Rustic period binding. Shows signs of wear and abrasions on the paper spine where the original leather sewing cords are visible, preserving the authentic look of the era.
Pages: 396 numbered at the top right + 20 pages of dedication, index/list of named figures plus dedication to the Prince + 1 plate.
​Complete volume with the original title page.