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Iani Erythraei Pinacotheca imaginum illustrium doctrinae vel ingenii laude virorum : qui auctore superstite diem suum obierunt.
by ROSSI, Gian Vittorio [pseud. Janus Nicius Erythraeus]
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
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1712 Rossi Pinacotheca Imaginum Famous Biographies Galileo Aldus Torquato Tasso
Gian Vittorio Rossi was a 17th-century Italian poet and author who is best remembered for his landmark work 'Pinacotheca'. 'Pinacotheca Imaginum Illustrium' is a collection of three hundred short biographical sketches of other authors and notable figures with whom Rossi was familiar. First published in 1643, this work was one of the first examples of an Italian literary history. Rossi, also known by his pseudonym Erythraeus, included biographies on some of the most famous historical figures including:
· Torquato Tasso
· Christopher Clavius
· Aldus Manutius
· Galileo Galilei
· Scipio Gonzaga
· Peter the Great
Item number: #6553
Price: $550
ROSSI, Gian Vittorio [pseud. Janus Nicius Erythraeus]
Iani Erythraei Pinacotheca imaginum illustrium doctrinae vel ingenii laude virorum : qui auctore superstite diem suum obierunt.
Lipsiae: apud Thomam Fritsch, 1712.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 845, [5] – divided into 3 sections
· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate
o Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet of Bodlewyddan
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11cm)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Iani Erythraei Pinacotheca imaginum illustrium doctrinae vel ingenii laude virorum : qui auctore superstite diem suum obierunt.
- Author
- ROSSI, Gian Vittorio [pseud. Janus Nicius Erythraeus]
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomam Fritsch
- Place of Publication
- Lipsiae
- Date Published
- 1712
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1712 Rossi Pinacotheca Imaginum Famous Biographies Galileo Aldus Torquato Tasso rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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