DISCORSO SOPRA LA CASTRAMETATIONE ET DISCIPLINA MILITARE DE ROMANI, Composto per il S. Guglielmo Choul, Gentilhomo Lionesse, Consigliero del Re, & Presidente delle Montagne del Delsinato

Du Choul, Guillaume

Published by Guillaume Rouille, Lyon, 1556

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Con i Bagni, & essercitij antichi de Greci, & Romani, et tradotto in lingue Toscana per M. Gabriele Symeoni. ['Discourse on castrametation and military discipline of the Romans. Composed by S. Guillaume Choul, Gentleman of Lyons, counsellor of the King, and President of the Mountains of the Sinato. With the Baths, and Ancient armies of the Greeks and Romans, and translated into the Tuscan languages by M. Gabriele Symeoni.' Text in Italian]. Pp. [viii]+102+[2](blank)+38+[10](errata leaf and tables), title page vignette and 43 text illustrations (40 full page), decorative head & tailpieces and initials, med. 4to; early vellum, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, with tiny thongs at head and foot, boards slightly sprung, the vellum lightly soiled and foxed, top fore-corners slightly bruised; all edges blue; early marbled pastedowns, bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, an early attempt at hand-colouring (in brown only) to a couple of the illustrations (most noticeable on page 52), a couple of small edge chips or splits, some mainly light marginal damp stains, neat paper repair to top fore-corner of last two leaves, a little light foxing and browning, occasional slight soiling; Guillaume Rouille, Lyon, 1556. Second Italian edition? USTC 51235; see Cockle 702 (1557 edition). *This edition did not contain the folding plate depicting the Roman army disposition on the battlefield (castrametation) included in later (revised) editions. Guillaume du Choul (c. 1496-1560) was a French antiquarian based in Lyon, renowned for his collections of ancient coins, prints, shells and books. His writings cover three aspects of ancient civilization: Roman religion, thermal baths, and the art of building military camps, or castrametation. The illustrations, of ancient Greeks and Romans in military dress, on foot or horseback and at the baths, are by French artist and engraver Pierre Eskrich (c. 1518-1590).

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• Title: DISCORSO SOPRA LA CASTRAMETATIONE ET DISCIPLINA MILITARE DE ROMANI, Composto per il S. Guglielmo Choul, Gentilhomo Lionesse, Consigliero del Re, & Presidente delle Montagne del Delsinato
• Publisher: Guillaume Rouille, Lyon
• Publication Date: 1556
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