I commentari . con le figure . da Andrea Palladio

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I Commentari . con le figure in rame de gli alloggiamenti, de fatti d arme, delle circonuallationi delle Città, & di molte altre cose notabili descritte in eái. Fatte da Andrea Palladio per facilitare à chi legge, la cognition dell Historia. Venice, Girolamo Foglietti: at the sign of the Queen, 1618 (colophon dated: 1598). 4to. [26]f + 407 + [1 blank]p. Roman & italic letter. Oval woodcut printer s device ( Regina Virtus ) on title, 42 double page engraved plates by Andrea Palladio. Historiated woodcut initials & ornaments. 18th century vellum. Italian translation by Francesco Baldelli of Caesar s war commentaries illustrated with finely engraved double-page plates by the great architect Andrea Palladio (1508-80 - first published 1575). The first three plates consist of maps of France and Spain, and a town plan, followed by 39 plates of Palladio s interpretations of Roman battle orders, land and sea battles, military encampments, fortified cities, river crossings, bridge and wall construction. The date on the title is likely to be a misprint for MDXCVIII (- see note in British Library Catalogue of 17th Century Italian Books, under 587.d.13.) The dedication is to the Vatican general Giacomo Boncompagno. Some light marginal foxing, a few small stain at beginning, but generally a good copy with excellent impressions of the plates. Breman 063; Cicognara 1099; Fowler 237 (notes); Index Aureliensis 128.841; Mortimer 97 (note); Thieme-Becker XXVI, 165. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-6213354370

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