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4to (21 cm); 4 parts in one volume, each with separate title page and pagination: [24], 88; [4], 96; [4], 112; [4], 59 leaves. Publisher's woodcut device on title pages. Woodcut historiated and decorated initials, and head- and tailpieces. Eight woodcut medallions and two woodcut illustrations in text. Marginal notes. Bound in later (c17?) calf, with double gilt rules on both boards and gilt-tooled panels on spine. Covers somewhat worn, with upper joint cracked but holding. Not in standard bibliographies (Adams, BM STC Italian). In the 16th century, Antonio de Guevara was more famous in Europe than any other Spanish writer. His "Marco Aurelio con el reloj de príncipes," first published 1529, achieved extraordinary success, appearing in more than 40 editions in several languages before 1600. The "Marcus Aurelius" portion pretends to be a translation of a biography of the Emperor discovered in manuscript in the Medici library. The "Dial of Princes" (to use the 16th-century English title) belongs to the tradition of counsel and instruction to heads of state to lead just, courteous and well-rounded lives. This Italian edition by Francesco Portonaris da Trino includes the fourth book (absent in some editions) which deals with sobriety, dipsomania and gluttony. It has several charming illustrations. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4319
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