Guicciardini's History of Italy 1561
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Heading: (Italy)
Author: Guicciardini, Francesco
Title: [La historia di Italia]
Place Published: [Fiorenza, i.e. Florence]
Publisher:[Appresso Lorenzo Torrentino, impressor ducale]
Date Published: [1561]
Description:
Author: Guicciardini, Francesco
Title: [La historia di Italia]
Place Published: [Fiorenza, i.e. Florence]
Publisher:[Appresso Lorenzo Torrentino, impressor ducale]
Date Published: [1561]
Description:
665, [3] pp. (A-2L6, 2M2, 2N-3H6, 3I4, 3K6). (folio) 37x24.5 cm. (14¾x9½"), disbound.
The first modern work of historiography, by the Italian historian and statesman Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540). A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. In the present work,The History of Italy, his masterpiece, Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in historiography, with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time. This copy lacking the first signature, A4, containing the title-page, portrait and other preliminaries, but the main body of the work is complete. Rare.
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Lacking the covers but the spine stitching still holds; first leaf with margin repaired, occasional fairly light dampstaining, good condition, a rare and important work.
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