1552 Inscriptions placed under the True Images of the Famous Men antique book

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Title: 1552 Inscriptions placed under the True Images of the Famous Men antique book

Description: Jovius, Paulus.
Le iscrittioni poste sotto le vere imagini de gli huomini famosi.
(The Inscriptions placed under the True Images of the Famous Men: which can be seen in Como in the Giovio Museum. )
Interesting collection of Latin inscriptions from tombstones and sculptures collected by the Giovio brothers and presented in the Giovio Museum in Como, Italy.
Firenze, Lorenzo Torrentino, 1552.
Translated from Latin into Vulgar by Hippolito Orio Ferrarese.
Size 5 3/4 by 8 1/2" (210 x 135 mm);
[12], 245, [3] pp.
Text in Italian
18th century calf binding. Very good condition, minor foxing.
Frontispiece within a figured frame with a view of Florence

Reserve: $546.00

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1552 Inscriptions placed under the True Images of the Famous Men antique book

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