1638 1ed War Belgium Bello Belgico Illustrated Battles Habsburg Flanders Strada

STRADA, Famiano

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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.

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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

 

Della guerra di Fiandra deca prima composta da Famiano Strada della Comp. di Giesú volgarizzata da Carlo Papini dell’istessa Comp

 

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
  • 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