Marsili, Ippolito.

De dignitate et potestate Imperatoris.

[Italy], s.n. c. 1521.

4to (208 x 155 mm.). [ii], [5]p. Text woodcut of the Earth at the center of the universe with angels and the imperial eagle, shaded title woodcut frame with scrollwork and ornament..

19th-century pink patterned paper boards.

            One of two editions, both unsigned and undated. The focus is imperial influence newly imposed on the governance of Lombardy. “The decorative title-border is remarkable for its design, which closely resembles the ornamental gold tooling on Italian bindings of the same period” (Goldschmidt, Catalogue 41 128). One copy in the U.S. In good condition.
¶EDIT16 CNCE 73903; not in Sander.

Item #11723

Price: $2,800.00