Dialogi de Repub. Venetorum – Giannotti – 1631 | Elzevir Printing, Engravings

Dialogi de Republica Venetorumi by Donato Giannotti was first published in 1540 and was one of the best sources for the history of Venice through the mid-1500s. While this book serves as a historical description of Venice, it was also written as a defense of republicanism and the government used in Venice in hopes of influencing Florence to adopt a similar style of government. This 1631 edition was published by Elzevir and includes folding engravings.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Donati Jannotii dialogi de repub. Venetorum : cum notis et lib. singulari de forma eiusdem reip
• Author(s): Donato Giannotti
• Illustrator(s): uncredited
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: Lugd. Batav. : Ex officina Elzeviriana
• Edition: 1631.
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  4.5in x 2.5in (11.5 cm x 6.5 cm)
• Collation: [4], 506, [18]
• Illustrations: 6 folding engravings + illustrated frontispiece
• Contents Include:
  • Dialogi de Republica Venetorum
  • Liber singularis de forma eiusdem reipublica
• Reference(s): Willems 353; Goldsmid II, 92

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in period leather with light to moderate wear at edges and corners. Binding is firm. All illustrations are present. One plate shows a moderate tear without loss of text or image.

Why Collect This?

• Elzevir imprint of a 16th-century political work
• Miniature format with engraved illustrations
• Cited in key Elzevir bibliographies

Item Number: # 29024