Aldine Edition of Sigonio's Fasti Consulares
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Aldine Edition of Sigonio's Fasti Consulares
Carlo Sigonio. CAROLI SIGONII FASTI CONSULARES, AC TRIUMPHI ACTI A ROMULO REGE USQUE AD TI. CAESAREM [with] AC TRIUMPHOS ROMANOS. Venice: Apud Paulum Manutium, Aldi F., 1556. 2 parts bound in one. Second edition, enlarged. Later quarter vellum, label with gilt on spine. Folio; 2a-2d4; a-z4 A-S4 T2; ff. 16; 169 (i.e. 166). Roman type; text in Latin. With Aldine device on both title pages, with woodcut ornaments and woodcut coin obverse and reverse. Renouard 169; Adams S1115; Edit16 28012; USTC 856325.
12 x 8 1/2 in.
Carlo Sigonio (Italy, ca. 1524-1584) was a humanist and professor who was fascinated, like most people in the Renaissance, with ancient Greece and Rome. His well-known Fasti Consulares focuses on the history of Rome.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Carlo Sigonio. CAROLI SIGONII FASTI CONSULARES, AC TRIUMPHI ACTI A ROMULO REGE USQUE AD TI. CAESAREM [with] AC TRIUMPHOS ROMANOS. Venice: Apud Paulum Manutium, Aldi F., 1556. 2 parts bound in one. Second edition, enlarged. Later quarter vellum, label with gilt on spine. Folio; 2a-2d4; a-z4 A-S4 T2; ff. 16; 169 (i.e. 166). Roman type; text in Latin. With Aldine device on both title pages, with woodcut ornaments and woodcut coin obverse and reverse. Renouard 169; Adams S1115; Edit16 28012; USTC 856325.
12 x 8 1/2 in.
Carlo Sigonio (Italy, ca. 1524-1584) was a humanist and professor who was fascinated, like most people in the Renaissance, with ancient Greece and Rome. His well-known Fasti Consulares focuses on the history of Rome.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition
Wear and discoloration to boards, with small tears and losses, heavier wear at bumped corners, spine label slightly chipped; interior with light toning and scattered foxing, manuscript on endpapers, small hole in x2 and corner loss to final flyleaf, occasional creasing, minor stain, and ink mark or marginalia, otherwise pages extremely clean and unmarked; a very good copy of this Aldine edition.
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Aldine Edition of Sigonio's Fasti Consulares
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