RAMUSIO, Paolo De bello Costantinopolitano et imperatoribus Comnenis per Gallos, et Venetos restitutis historia [2nd ed.]. 1634Venice,M. Broglioli,folio, old polished calf (joints splitting but firm), covers with triple gilt ruled border, gilt spine...
Estimation :
200 / 400
Adjudication :
340 €
Description
on 6 raised bands, red edges, marbled endpapers, [16]-279-[37] pp. (some very minor dampstaining or marg. soiling). Exc. well-preserved copy.
2nd ed. (1st 1604) of the original Latin version of this work by P. Ramusio (d. 1599) on the Fourth Crusade. “The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jersusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. This is seen as one of the final acts in the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, and a key turning point in the decline of the empire and of Christianity in the Near east.” (Wikipedia). Woodcut Elzevier mark on title. 3 full-page engr. portraits of Byzantine rulers.
2nd ed. (1st 1604) of the original Latin version of this work by P. Ramusio (d. 1599) on the Fourth Crusade. “The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jersusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. This is seen as one of the final acts in the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, and a key turning point in the decline of the empire and of Christianity in the Near east.” (Wikipedia). Woodcut Elzevier mark on title. 3 full-page engr. portraits of Byzantine rulers.
