Francesco Arsilli (8 results)

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Condition: Very Good. Senigallia: Tipografia Lazzarini, 1837. First Edition. Octavo; [vi] + xlvi + 234pp. Engraved portrait of Arsilli as frontispiece. Quarter bound in sea-green leather with small leather corners. Boards in coordinated stone-marbled paper; textblock faintly speckled on all edges in same sea-green. Gilt lettering and ornament on spine; title set off against crimson. Principal texts in Latin; introductory material, notes, and some translations in Italian. Joints and hinges very solid; minor color loss at spine crown, foot, and vertical edges. Panel edges eroded and corners bumped; marbled surfaces slightly scuffed. Polite cataloguing label at foot of spine, and small inked catalog note on front pastedown. No other institutional or personal marks. Mild foxing throughout, but textblock otherwise unmarred and unmarked. Francesco Arsilli (ca. 1470-1540) studied medicine in Padua before moving to Rome where he stayed until the Sack of 1527. His manuscript of Latin verses-ranging from brief bios of historical poets to snatches of Swiss history, medical pronouncements, and allegorical lyrics-were preserved in manuscript by his descendants and first published in this, the fundamental edition, 300 years after his death. Canon Raffaele Francolini (1788-1840) provides an introduction, biography, and textual and explanatory notes. The engraved frontispiece reproduces the famous portrait of Arsilli by Sebastiano del Piombo-that magnificent painting being now almost the only way Arsilli is remembered.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 516.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 518. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1837 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: Latin Pages: 518.…