Idea Principis Christiano-Politici 101 Sijmbolis expressa. A didaco Saavedra Faxardo Equito &c.
by SAAVEDRA-FAJARDO , Diego (1584-1648)
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Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Jacobi Fil : Schipper,, 1659.. 1659 12mo. [24],[832], [4] p. Engraved titlepage and 103 engraved emblemata. Later vellum binding lettered in ink on the spine. Internally clean and tight, with good margins. The Author was a Spanish diplomat and man of letters, best known for this anti-Machiavellian emblem book, which urged a return to traditional virtues as the remedy for national decadence. It was largely written for the use of the son of Philip IV. It first appeared in print in Munich in1640, with a second, revised edition in Milan in 1642. It's importance was widely ecognised across Europe, resulting in many 17th century reprints with translations into latin, French and Italian.
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- Title
- Idea Principis Christiano-Politici 101 Sijmbolis expressa. A didaco Saavedra Faxardo Equito &c.
- Author
- SAAVEDRA-FAJARDO , Diego (1584-1648)
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Jacobi Fil : Schipper,
- Date Published
- 1659.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.