1584 1ed Ruscelli Imprese Illustri ROYALTY Suleiman Turks Gonzaga Italy Emblems

1584 1^ed Ruscelli Imprese Illustri ROYALTY Suleiman Turks Gonzaga Italy Emblems

Girolamo Ruscelli was a 16^th-century Italian author and printer who translated and edited a great number of classical works. One of his most important works was ‘Le Imprese Illustri’ – a collection of biographical sketches of prominent world leaders, most of which are famous Italians. While the biographies are seemingly endless, some of the notable names featured include:

• Charles II, Archduke of Austria
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
• Duke of Ferrara
• Giovanni Bembo
• Rulers in the House of Gonzaga
• Suleiman, of Turkey

(See photos of contents pages for a full, extensive list of included names.)

The illustrations found throughout this 1584 first edition make it an incredibly valuable and desirable book. The engravings depict ornamented cartouches, family crests, mottos, and arms

Item number: #21448

Price: $1950

RUSCELLI, Girolamo

Le imprese illustri del S.or Ieronimo Ruscelli : aggiuntoui nuouam[en]te il quarto libro da Vincenzo Ruscelli da Viterbo

In Venetia: Appresso Francesco de Fra[n]ceschi Senesi, 1584.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [28], 496; 8, 82
  • Illustrated throughout
    • 130 in-text engravings of devices
    • 20 full-page engravings, incl. title pages
  • References: Adams R 955; USTC 764962
  • Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – The Right Hon^ble John Earl of Roxburghe, 1703
    • John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, KG, PC, FRS (1680–1741) was a Scottish nobleman. He was a Secretary of State of Scotland, and he helped to bring about the union with England, being created Duke of Roxburghe (previously the 5^th Earl of Roxburghe) in 1707 for his services in this connection. George I made him a privy councilor and Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, and he was loyal to the king during the Jacobite rising in 1715. In April 1727, he was one of the six pall-bearers of Sir Isaac Newton’s coffin at Westminster Abbey.
  • Language: Italian
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~9.75in X 7in (24.5cm x 18cm)
  • Exceedingly rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons between $3,000-$4,000

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