Venise

Donati Iannotii Florentini Dialogi de Repub. Venetorum cum Notiis et Lib. singulari de forma eiusdem Reip

1631 · 222651 — Lugd. Batavorum Leiden: ex officina Elzeviriana 1631. First Elzevir edition. 2 leaves including engraved title showing the Venetian lion by Claude Duysend 506 pp. 9 leaves Index. With 7 engraved plates most are folding some split at folds. 1 vols. 24mo. Contemporary vellum. Very good. First Elzevir edition. 2 leaves including engraved title showing the Venetian lion by Claude Duysend 506 pp. 9 leaves Index. With 7 engraved plates most are folding some split at folds. 1 vols. 24mo. A Defense of Republicanism. An in-depth study of the institutions of the Venetian republic by this Florentine author first published in 1540 written with the hope of establishing a similar representative form of government in Florence. The "Notes" second part pp. 289-416 are by Niccolò Crasso as well as the final section De forma reipublicae venetae pp. 416-506. Cicogna 1072; Willems 353 with no mention of plates ex officina Elzeviriana unknown books