OPERE DI PROCOPIO DI CESAREA.

Procopius of Cesaria (d. 565). Translated by Giuseppe Compagnoni (1754-1833).

Published by Tipi di Francesco Sonzogno q.m Gio. Batt.a stradone a S. Ambrogio, num. 2735. 1828., 1828

About this Item

Large 4to. (11 ¼ x 9 inches). [2], xviii, [2], 491pp. 1 folding table, (4 leaves of illustrated plates). In a contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, rubbed. Title in manuscript on spine. Large paper copy with wide margins, uncut. Leaves foxed throughout. Good. With 4 engraved plates by Benedetto Pistrucci (1783 - 1855), concerns the empire building and life of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, including an account of his wars against the Vandals, Persians and Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths (Gothic Wars). Also includes a description of political life at the court of Constantinople. [Justinian I, Emperor of the East, c.483-565].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: OPERE DI PROCOPIO DI CESAREA.
• Publisher: Tipi di Francesco Sonzogno q.m Gio. Batt.a stradone a S. Ambrogio, num. 2735. 1828.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good