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Antiquity - Ghent imprint - RYCQUIUS, Justus - De Capitolio Romano commentarius. Ghent, C. Marius, 1617

Estimation : 450 / 450
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
4to, cont. overl. vellum (sl. soiled), flat spine, gilt border, center and corner pcs on covers, [16]-179-[12] pp. (margins of the 1st lvs somewhat soiled,  tear in 4th f.). Good copy. Very rare 1st edition of this description of Rome by the Belgian poet J. Rycquius (1587-1627) describing Rome's antique buildings, incl. a plan of a classical temple drawn by Palladio (p. 156). Ryckius, settled in Louvain after travelling in Italy, he became for a short time (c. 1614) Canon of the Cathedral at Ghent and went back to Italy where he was professor "eloquentiae" at Bologna. Illustrations : 2 half-page engr. plates, 1 of which representing the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus, 1 full-page woodcut of a plan of a temple by Palladio and numerous small woodcuts of coins in the text. Apparently the book was issued in 3 states : one with dedication to Cardinal Scipio Cobellutius; one (this copy) with dedic. to J. de Bette (Lord of Lede) & one without dedic. Mark on title. Ownership entry on t.-p.
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