1568 ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED POETRY FROM THE 16TH CENTURY BY PETRARCA

PETRARCA, FRANCESCO. 1304-1374. Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo. Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION 2 parts in one volume. 4to: 6 by 8.5" (208 x 149

ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1533). Orlando Furioso Tutto Ricorretto, et again figures ..., Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisio, 1558 Size 7 by 9.5" 2 parts in one, engraved title (trimmed and laid down) within arc

Biblia. Insignium Historiarum Simulachris ... (Paris): Franciscus Gryphius, 1542 pictorial engraved title, numerous text illustrations (8), 553, (22)ff. old calf, gilt ruled and panelled spine with re

LA BIBIA che si Chiama Il Vecchio Testamento, nuouamente tradutto in lingua volgare secondo la verità del testo Hebreo. Con molte & vtili annotationi... Geneva, Durone ; 1562. With woodcut title

Silius Italicus Gaius De Bello Punico libri septemdecim Lugduni: apud Seb. Gryphium, 1547 Size 3 by 5" (118x66 mm). 430 pp 18th century leather binding with gilt title to the spine Very good interior

LATIN BIBLE Omnes Cum Libros Machabaeorum, & Nouo Jesu Christi Testamento (Last part of Old Testament and New Testamnt, including Apacalipse) Frankfurt; 1585 Size 5 by 7 3/4" 311 leaves (622 pages), i

Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata Venice, [Hieronymus Polus], 1587. size 6 by 7 3/4" Woodcut architectural title, fully illustrated with about 600 woodcut engravings depicting sc

Chappuys, Gabriel: Figures de la Bible declares par stances, par G. C. T. Augmantees de grand Nombre de figures aux Actes des Apostres. Lyon, Barthelemy Honorat, 1582 3 parts in 1 volume. 108; 44; 84

TOMUS SECUNDUS BIBLIORUM Continens Prophetas, & Libros Machabaeorum, atq; Noui Testamenti (Last part of Old Testament) Basilae, Per Thomam Guarinum; 1578 Size 5.5 by 8" 251 pages, illustrated with in-

DEL PRONTUARIO DE LE MEDAGLIE DE PIU ILLUSTRI & fulgenti huomini & donne dal principio del Mondo infino al presente tempo con le lor vite in compendio raccolte Lyon, Guglielmo Rouillio; 1553 2 parts i

Vita della gloriosa vergine Maria Madre di Dio, Regina dei cieli con l'humanita delredetor del mondo... (Life of the Glorious Virgin Mary ... ) by B. Meduna Venice, Ferrari ; 1580 With woodcut printer

DescriptionTerentii - Pvb.Terentii Aphri Comoediae Sex.Post omnes omnium editiones summa denuo uigilantia recognitæApvd Seb. Gryphivm, Lvgdvni, 1556Very rare 16th century edition of Terence's Comedie

Biblia, ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata... Venetiis: apud haeredes Nicolai Bevilaquae, & socios, 1574. Size 6 by 8 1/4" (205x146 mm) [24], 1126 Beautiful woodcut title page and over 6

Biblia sacra Veteris et Novi Testamenti, secundum editionem vulgatam Basel, T. Guarin ; 1578 3 parts in 1 volume With numerous text woodcuts by Tobias Stimmer, printer's mark and 1 folded engraving. 6

Dance of Death by Hans Holbein London; 1858 Throughout the 16th- and 17th-centuries, Dance of Death works were wildly popular throughout Europe. Famed artists such as Hans Holbein and Rudolph Meyer cr

(5) FRAMED PERSIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAVES - Illustrated, Gilt and Illuminated Leaves from a Poetry Text, Persia, Safavid, Shiraz, 16th c., three depicting scenes of courtship, two of interactio

Poetry Personified as a Winged Woman Etching by Marcantonio Raimondi. This print could be as old as the 16th century, but we really have no way of knowing for certain.- 5 3/4" x 6 5/8"

Six 16th to 18th century books. Includes Mal-Lara Venzino, Juan de "La Philosophia Vulgar" 1568; Selden, John "Titles of Honor" 1672; Priorato, Gualdo "The History of France" 1676; Flechier, Esprit "H

Mostly antique theatrical prints and engravings, including a portfolio of poetry from the 1963 San Francisco Arts Festival; other illustrated poems; European scenes; Pickwick illustrations by Robert S

A very rare and highly collectible antique Spanish Renaissance carved wood figure of the Madonna with Child, dating back to the 16th century. Crafted with meticulous detail, this exquisite piece radia

Antique 16th century Italian school oil on panel painting depicting a man with book and sword., signature illegible lower left. Condition: heavy signs of in-painting and restoration, scattered flaking

IMPERATORUM ET CAESARUM VITAE cum imaginibus ad vivam expressis. Libellus auctus cum elencho & Iconiis Consulum ab Authore. M.D. XXXIIII by humanist and traveler Huttich, Johann (1480-1544) [Lives of

Dated in Roman numerals (1585) M.D. LXXXV, with notation on cover page. Brass hardware. Dimensions: H 6.75" x W 4.75" x D 2.5" Condition: Presenting nicely, some ink on the binding and on the edge of

Antique 16th C Italian Old Master School Drawing. Note on front reads "Poccetti 1580" Renaissance era architectural study of a carving with figure. Mat measures approximately 20 x 16 inches, drawing m