1670 1ed Tomasini Illustrious Lives Illustrated Julius Caesar Tasso Tycho Brahe
Giacomo Filippo Tomasini was a 17th-century Catholic bishop in Istria most known for his biographical books on Catholicism and important Catholic figures. ‘Illustrium Virorum Elogia Iconibus’ is one of Tomasini’s most important works. It is a collection of nearly 75 biographies of notable and illustrious men including cardinals and bishops, philosophers, jurists and lawyers, mathematicians, physicians, and playwrights. Notable figures include:
- Julius Caesar Placentinus
- Torquato Tasso
- Tycho Brahe
- Guido Panciroli
- Augustus II – ‘Saxon Hercules’
- Marcus Antonius Genua
In addition to the illustrated frontispiece of Greek temple ruins, this 1630 first edition features 47 full-page woodcut engravings attributed to Jerome David.
1670 1ed Tomasini Illustrious Lives Illustrated Julius Caesar Tasso Tycho Brahe
Giacomo Filippo Tomasini was a 17th-century Catholic bishop in Istria most known for his biographical books on Catholicism and important Catholic figures. ‘Illustrium Virorum Elogia Iconibus’ is one of Tomasini’s most important works. It is a collection of nearly 75 biographies of notable and illustrious men including cardinals and bishops, philosophers, jurists and lawyers, mathematicians, physicians, and playwrights. Notable figures include:
- Julius Caesar Placentinus
- Torquato Tasso
- Tycho Brahe
- Guido Panciroli
- Augustus II – ‘Saxon Hercules’
- Marcus Antonius Genua
In addition to the illustrated frontispiece of Greek temple ruins, this 1630 first edition features 47 full-page woodcut engravings attributed to Jerome David.
Item number: #7683
Price: $950
TOMASINI, Giacomo Filippo
Iacobi Philippi Tomasini Patavini Illvstrivm Virorvm Elogia Iconibvs Exornata: Illvstriss. et reverendiss. D.D.; IO. Baptistae Agvcchiae Archiepiscopo Amasiensi, [et] Apostolico Nuncio Venetüs pro Santiß; D. Urbano VIII
Patavii: Apud Donatum Pasquardum & Socium, 1630. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [14], 373, [50]
- 47 engraved plates
- Language: Latin
- Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
- Size: ~7.5in X 5.75in (19cm x 14.5cm)
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7683
Categories
Arts & Architecture
Religion
Authors
TOMASINI, Giacomo Filippo
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete