1638 1ed War Belgium Bello Belgico Illustrated Battles Habsburg Flanders Strada
Famiano Strada, a Jesuit professor of rhetoric, is chiefly remembered for his famous account of the Dutch War. ‘De Bello Belgico’ was Strada’s most famous work, a work in which Strada describes in detail the battles between Spanish troops of Parma and the Dutch armies under William of Orange.
This 1638 printing features impressive, double-page illustrations depicting battle scenes. It is incredibly rare to find this work complete with all illustrations intact. First Italian edition of an important historical account of Dutch military.
1638 1ed War Belgium Bello Belgico Illustrated Battles Habsburg Flanders Strada
Famiano Strada, a Jesuit professor of rhetoric, is chiefly remembered for his famous account of the Dutch War. ‘De Bello Belgico’ was Strada’s most famous work, a work in which Strada describes in detail the battles between Spanish troops of Parma and the Dutch armies under William of Orange.
This 1638 printing features impressive, double-page illustrations depicting battle scenes. It is incredibly rare to find this work complete with all illustrations intact. First Italian edition of an important historical account of Dutch military.
Item number: #3766
Price: $950
STRADA, Famiano
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In Roma : A spese di Hermanno Scheus, 1638.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [16], 509 [i.e. 515], [81]
- Signatures: []4, 2[]4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Eeee4, Ffff2
- 12 copper engraved plates
- References: Gamba 2094; de Backer VII 1605;
- Provenance:
- Armorial Bookplate – Thomas Blayds
- A wealthy 19th-century merchant from Liverpool, England.
- Handwritten – Thomas Stainton, May 11th, 1866
- Armorial Bookplate – Thomas Blayds
- Language: Italian
- Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
- Size: ~9.25in X 6.75in (23.5cm x 17cm)
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3766
Categories
Military & War
European History
Authors
STRADA, Famiano
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Italian
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete