CONTARINI, Gasparo (1484-1542) - De magistratibus, & repub. Venetorum libri quinque. Basel: Hieronymus Froben, 1544.   Basilian edition of this work which, by affirming and spreading the myth of Venice throughout Europe in the 16th and 17th-century, ensured its author, Venetian bishop and cardinal, widespread fame.   8vo (157 x 105mm). Printer's device on title and at the end (some staining and browning). Contemporary limp vellum (later endpapers, wear and losses). Provenance: Siglÿ Ma.. (ownership inscription on title) - manuscript printer's device on final leaf traced onto the one printed on verso.

Estimate € 200 - 300

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