Fasti ducales ab Anafesto I. ad Silvestrum Valerium Venetorum ducem : cum eorum iconibus, insignibus, nummismatibus publicis, & privatis aere sculptis : inscriptionibus ex aula M. Consilii, ac sepulchralibus : adiectae sunt adnotationes, ad vitam cuiusque principis, rerum, quae omissae fuerant
Venetiis (Venice): Typis Hieronymi Albrizzi, 1696. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 1/2 x 7 1/2"). [10], 360pp. Contemporary full vellum with handwritten title to spine. Title page in red and black lettering. Vignette on title. Decorative initials and tailpieces.
Lavishly illustrated throughout with the engraved portraits of the first 109 Venetian Doges, from Paolo Lucio Anafesto (697-717) to Silvestro Valerio (elected in 1694), "Fasti ducales" is a lively chronicle of the Republic of Venice under the Doges.
Binding partly sunned and foxed, with some abrasion to lower back corner (not affecting pages). Previous owner's Ex-Libris on inside of front cover (H. H. Timken). Closed tears along fore-edge of front free endpaper and title page (not affecting lettering). Clear water-staining along lower margin of the last 100 pages (never affecting lettering). Text in Latin. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g to vg. Item #42914
Price: $875.00