Lot n° 1177

Epitome du thresor des antiquitez, c'est à dire, Pourtraits des vrayes medailles des empp. tant d'Orient que d'Occident. De l'estude de Jaques de Strada Mantuan antiquaire. Traduit par Jean Louveau d'Orléans.

Estimation : 150 / 200
Adjudication : 300 €
Description
1st French trsl. by J. Louveau, publ. the same year as the Latin ed. by J. de Strada (1515-1588). He was an Italian polymath courtier, painter, architect, numismatist, etc., and was one of the 1st to link numismatics to historical works. Woodcuts : large mark on title, full-page coat-of-arms on verso of title (soiled) and more than 400 ills showing coins and medals.
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