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1634000251Paris: Mathurini Du Puis 1634. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. 14 853 19 126. Title in red and black with small crown vignette. Text is in Greek with Latin translation on opposite page. Bound in full red morocco perhaps later 17th century with spine gilt in 6 compartments - rubbed chipped. Hinges and spine caps restored; careful repair to corner tips of front cover. All edges gilt. Pages contain minor scattered foxing and age toning. Inscription written in an old hand on verso of front blank. First printed edition of the "Excerpta Peiresciana" manuscript or "De Virtutuibus et Vitiis" part of a large Byzantine anthology of excerpts which were gathered from earlier Greek historical works and compiled under the direction of the emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus 905-959 c.e. The collection was arranged in 53 sections 4 of which are extant - 1. "De Legationibus" 2. "De Virtutibus et Vitiis" 3. "De Sententiis" 4. "De Insidiis." In 1582 Fulvius Ursini published "De Legationibus." Additions were later published by Hoeschel 1603. See Sandy's p.397. In 1634 Henri de Valesius Valois1603-1676 a respected Greek scholar and translator published "De Virtutibus et Vitiis" here listed from a Cyprus manuscript in the possession of M. Peiresc Excerpta Peiresciana. The excerpts include selections from Polybius Diodorus Siculus Nicolas Damascene Dionysius Halicarnassus Appianus and John of Antioch. The excerpts from Polybius's "History" are considered to be the most important as they form an integral part of what we know about the fragmentary sections of this work. Schweiger I p. 84; Potthast I p. 348; Brunet IV 792; Graesse V p. 395. <br/> <br/> Mathurini Du Puis hardcover
1700015795Circa 1700 1700. First Edition . No Binding. Good. 27 Cm x 42.5 Cm. Hand Colored Engraving. A Very Large Engraved View Of A Military Parade Ground And Surrounding Buildings In Constantinople With About 100 Figures Mostly Soldiers. 17" X 10 5/8". Trimmed To Edges. Many Figures In Foreground Walking Or On Horseback With Dogs Horses Etc. 1/2" Square Area With Some Rubbing Away Of Engraving Repairs Along At Top 1" Similar Horizontal Lines Representing Sky Have Been Attached From Another Engraving A Little Soiling To White Sky. Colored In Red Blue Pink Green Yellow. <br/> <br/> unknown
16315491Amsterdam: Joannes Janssonium J. Janssonius / Jansson Apud Ioannem Ianssonium. 1631. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1" split at bottom of front hinge. Former owner's initials in ink to bottom off titlepage. It appears Front free endpaper has been excised along with marbled front pastedown. Back endpapers are marbled and intact. Spine with Raised bands richly gilt-tooled Fine Copper engraved title. Early calf leather gilt spine. With Engraved Frontspiece. Graesse II 388. Light Rubbing to portions of boards. Boards slightly warped.; 14 1991 pp.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 199 pages . Joannes Janssonium (J. Janssonius / Jansson) Apud Ioannem Ianssonium hardcover
1675025095London: Richard Davis 1675. Eighth Edition Revised . Hardcover. Fine. 20 Cm Tall. Eighth Edition Revised 1675. 12 349 9 Nicely Rebound In Antique Style Full Calf Tooled In Antique Style To Resemble Paneled Leather Four Bands Gilt Lettering And Date On Spine New Endpapers Plus Two Original Free Endpapers In Front And Another At Rear. Contents Clean Light Foxing Without Spotting Pages Nearly Square 19.2 Cm Binding 20 Cm Tall. No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. <br/> <br/> Richard Davis hardcover
1670038290Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Carlo Carafa Della Spina 1611 - 1680 Was An Italian Cardinal . He Was The Son Of Girolamo Carafa Marquis Of Castelvetere Nephew Of Pope Paolo V. He Was Also The Brother Of Cardinal Fortunato Ilario Carafa Della Spina. He Graduated In Rome In Utroque Iure . He Was Appointed Bishop Of Aversa In 1644 The Year In Which He Also Received Episcopal Consecration. He Was Apostolic Nuncio In Catholic Switzerland In 1653 At The Republic Of Venice In 1654 And In Austria From 1658 To 1664. Pope Alexander Vii Elevated Him To The Rank Of Cardinal In The Consistory Of 14 January 1664 Assigning Him The Title Of Cardinal Presbyter Of Santa Susanna In 1665 . In 1675 He Opted For The Title Of Santa Maria In Via . He Was A Chamberlain Of The College Of Cardinals 1676-1678. An Earlier Carlo Carafa 1571-1561 Was Born At Naples Into One Of The City's Most Ancient And Distinguished Families A Younger Son Of Giovanni Alfonso Carafa Count Of Montorio And His Countess Caterina Cantelma. One Brother Was Giovanni Carafa Duke Of Palianoanother Antonio Carafa 1520-1588 Was Made Marchese Di Montebello. Without Making A Name For Himself He Had A Long And Dubious Career As A Mercenary Soldier In Italy And Germany. He Entered The Household Of Cardinal Pompeo Colonna At An Early Age As A Page And Was Enrolled In The Order Of St John Of Jerusalem Later That Of Pierluigi Farnese Duke Of Castro Later Duke Of Parma The Son Of Paul Iii. He Then Fought Under The Alfonso D'avalos Marchese Del Vasto In Lombardy And Piedmont And Under Ottavio Farnese Duke Of Parma In Flanders And Germany Fighting Protestants In The Name Of The Emperor. Here An Incident Occurred That Reinforced Perceptions Among Contemporaries For Greed Arrogance And A Violent Nature: His Possession Of A Captive Gentleman Worth A Considerable Ransom Was Challenged By A Spaniard Whose Right Was Upheld By His Compatriot The Duke Of Alba; And In The Aftermath Carlo Pursuing His Adversary To Provoke A Duel Was Incarcerated At Trento Until He Agreed Not To Pursue The Vendetta. He Was Subsequently Exiled From Naples In 1545 For Murder And Banditry And Having Withdrawn To Benevento Was Embroiled In Another AssassinationAnd Was Then Alleged To Have Perpetrated The Massacre Of Spanish Soldiers As They Recuperated In A Hospital In Corsica. Two Weeks After Giovanni Pietro Carafa Was Elected Pope As Paul Iv He Raised Carlo To The Cardinalate On 7 June 1555. His Tenure As Cardinal Nephew Was Not A Great Success And He And Paul Iv Effectively Brought The Papacy To A Humiliating Defeat Against The Spanish That Nearly Resulted In Another Sack Of Rome. Carlo's Government Proved Unpopular And He Developed A Reputation For Avarice Cruelty And Licentiousness As Well As For Homosexual Sodomy Paul Had Chastised Cardinal Ghisleri For Not Sharing His Suspicions On This Latter Point. In January 1559 Paul Finally Accepted The Accuracy Of The Accusations Made And Exiled Both His Nephews From Rome And Replaced Carlo As Cardinal Nephew With Carlo's Own Nephew Alfonso Carafa Cardinal Archbishop Of Naples. In June 1560 Paul's Successor Pope Pius Iv Arrested The Leading Members Of The Family - Carlo His Brother Duke Govanni And Their Nephew The Cardinal Archbishop Of Naples Seizing Their Papers And Levying A Range Of Charges Relating To Abuses Of Power. Carlo Was Charged With Murder Sodomy And The Promotion Of Protestantism. After A Nine-Month Trial He Was Condemned Along With His Brother And Was Executed By Strangulation At Castel Sant' Angelo On The Night Of 6 March 1561. His Execution Was Considered At The Time To Have Been Motivated Primarily By Politics. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038289Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Silvestro Valiero Or Valier Venice 28 March 1630 - Venice 7 July 1700 Was The 109Th Doge Of Venice Reigning From His Election On 25 February 1694 Until His Death Six Years Later. The Morean War Between The Republic Of Venice And The Ottoman Empire Which Had Been Ongoing Since 1684 Came To An End During Valiero's Reign As Doge In January 1699. He Was The Son Of Bertuccio Valiero Who Had Served As Doge From 1656 To 1658. Venice's War With The Ottoman Empire - The Morean War - Was Only One Part Of The Ottoman Empire's Struggle Against The Holy League Of 1684. On 11 September 1697 Ottoman Forces Were Defeated By Troops Of The Holy Roman Empire And The Kingdom Of Hungary At The Battle Of Zenta. This Decisive Battle Led To The Ottoman Empire's Determination To End The Great Turkish War And Peace Negotiations Began At Sremski Karlovci. These Negotiations Eventually Produced The Treaty Of Karlowitz Signed On 26 January 1699 And Ending The Great Turkish War Including The Morean War. Under The Treaty Venice Received The Morea Aegina Lefkada And Zakynthos Zante. Most Venetians Felt They Gained Far Too Little Territory To Compensate For The Huge Loss Of Life And Expense Of The Wars With The Ottoman Empire. The Republic Was Exhausted By The Long War And Facing Economic Distress But Little Changed For Valiero And He Continued Hosting Banquets Receptions And Parties At Which He Entertained Persons Of Rank. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038275Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Franck For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Francesco Morosini 26 February 1619 - 16 January 1694 Was The Doge Of Venice From 1688 To 1694 At The Height Of The Great Turkish War. He Was A Member Of A Famous Noble Venetian Family The Morosini Family Which Produced Several Doges And Generals. In 1685 At The Outbreak Of The Morean War Morosini Took Command Of A Fleet Against The Ottomans. Over The Next Several Years He Captured The Morea With The Help Of Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck As Well As Lefkada And Parts Of Western Greece. He Also Briefly Captured Athens But Was Unable To Hold It And Attempted A Failed Siege Of The Former Venetian Fortress Of Negroponte. His Fame Reached Such Heights That He Was Given The Victory Title Peloponnesiacus And Was The First Venetian Citizen To Have A Bronze Bust Placed During His Own Lifetime In The Great Hall. During The Siege Of Athens In 1687 The Parthenon Was Used As A Powder Magazine By The Ottomans When On September 26 1687 Morosini's Cannon Scored A Direct Hit On The Edifice. An Attaché Of The Swedish Field Commander General Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck Wrote Later: "How It Dismayed His Excellency To Destroy The Beautiful Temple Which Had Existed Three Thousand Years!". By Contrast Morosini Who Was The Commander In Chief Of The Operation Described It In His Report To The Venetian Government As A "Fortunate Shot". When He Conquered The Acropolis In Early 1688 Morosini Tried To Loot Athena's And Poseidon's Horses And Chariots From The West Pediment Of The Parthenon But The Sculptures Fell On The Ground And Smashed. This Was The First Documented Attempt To Remove Sculptures From The Pediments. Morosini Also Looted From The Port Of Piraeus The Famous Piraeus Lion Which Is On Display At The Venetian Arsenal. In The Summer Of 1688 Morosini Now Having Been Proclaimed Doge Of Venice Attacked Negropont But Was Unable To Capture It And Was Forced To Return To Venice When Plague Broke Out Among His Troops. He Embarked On A Final Campaign In 1693 But Was Again Unsuccessful In Taking Negropont And Returned To Venice After Sacking Some Minor Coastal Towns. After His Death In 1694 A Large Marble Arch Was Placed In His Honor At The Doge's Palace. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038278Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Annibale Gonzaga 1602 - Vienna 2 August 1668 Was Commander Of The City Of Vienna Imperial Field Marshal And President Of The Hofkriegsrat. He Was The Son Of Ferrante De Gazzuolo And Isabella Gonzaga And Thus A Member Of The Italian Ducal Family Gonzaga. He Joined The Imperial Army. In 1634 He Was Already Colonel Of A Regiment. He Rose Quickly Through The Ranks Partly By His Competences Partly By His Family Name Eleonora Gonzaga Was The Empress Of The Holy Roman Empire Wife Of Emperor Ferdinand Ii. Gonzaga Was One Of The Commanders At The Battle Of Nördlingen 1634. In 1640 He Became Commander Of The City Of Vienna. Two Bastions He Built Were Named After Him. In 1642 He Commanded With Count Bruay The Right Wing Of The Imperial Army In The Disastrous Battle Of Breitenfeld. A Year Later He Commanded An Imperial Army In Hungary. Gonzaga Also Commanded Troops That The Emperor Had Sent To Hungary In 1658. In 1660 He Became General Of Artillery Field Marshal And Privy Council. He Was A Member Of A Delegation That Negotiated The Treaty Of Oliva In Berlin With Frederick William Elector Of Brandenburg. Since 1666 He Was President Of The Imperial War Council Hofkriegsrat And High Steward Of The Widowed Empress Eleanora To Whom He Was Related. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038291Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Count Ernst Adalbert Von Harrach 4 November 1598 - 25 October 1667 Was An Austrian Catholic Cardinal Who Was Appointed Archbishop Of Prague And Prince-Bishop Of Trento. His Name In Czech Is Arnost Vojtech Hrabe Z Harrachu. Adalbert Von Harrach Was Born 1598 In Vienna Austria The Son Of Count Karl Von Harrach And Maria Elisabeth Von Schrattenbach. He Was Educated By Nikolaus Walther And Was Later Thanks To His Family's Connection To Italian Aristocratic Families Including The Borghese And Barberini Admitted To The Collegio Teutonico In 1616. In 1621 He Was Ordained A Priest At Age 22 And Became Privy Chamberlain To Pope Gregory Xv. In 1622 At Only 24 Years Of Age Adalbert Von Harrach Was Elected Archbishop Of Prague With Dispensation For Not Having Yet Reached The Canonical Age. He Was Consecrated And Ordained In 1623 In The Sistine Chapel By Cardinal Marcantonio Gozzadini. In 1626 He Was Elevated To Cardinal By Pope Urban Viii And In 1632 He Was Appointed Cardinal-Priest Of Santa Maria Degli Angeli E Dei Martiri Where He Served For 12 Years. He Was Appointed Cardinal-Priest Of Santa Prassede In 1644 And Participated In The Papal Conclave Of 1644 Which Elected Pope Innocent X. Adalbert Von Harrach Participated In The Papal Conclave Of 1655 Which Elected Pope Alexander Vii And In 1663 He Was Elected Bishop Of Trento With Permission To Retain Both Bishoprics The Other Being Prague Which He Had Retained. Upon Being Elevated To Cardinal In 1626 He Was Made Primate Of The Kingdom Of Bohemia And Crowned Eleonora Gonzaga Wife Of Emperor Ferdinand Ii Of Austria The Following Year In 1627. He Became Privy Counsellor To Emperor Ferdinand Iii In 1637 And Crowned The Emperor's First Wife Empress Marie-Anne. He Was Named Grand Master Of The Order Of The Cross With The Red Star In Bohemia Silesia And Poland And Chancellor Of The University Of Prague. Adalbert Von Harrach Was Arrested At His Palace When The Swedish Took Over A Section Of Prague In The Precursor Conflict To The Battle Of Prague And Lost A Significant Part Of His Wealth. He Was Eventually Released After Intercession By Cardinal Jules Mazarin Before Queen Christina Of Sweden With 15000 Écus And A Letter Written By Him Promising Not To Take Revenge For Adalbert Von Harrach's Losses. The Face And Reverse Of A Medal Struck For Adalbert Von Harrach In 1629 He Visited Rome Rarely; So Much So That When He Did In 1643 Pope Urban Viii Is Said To Have Considered It A Bad Omen As The Cardinal Would Only Otherwise Have Visited Had The Pope Died Requiring A Papal Conclave. As It Turned Out The Pope Wasn't Far From Being Correct And Died The Following Year. He Became A Representative Of The New Pope And The Church To A Number Of Royal Courts. On Behalf Of The Pope He Also Crowned Ferdinand Iv King Of The Romans 1646; Leopold And Eleonora Gonzaga Junior Third Wife Of Ferdinand Ii As King And Queen Of Bohemia 1655; And Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor 1656. He Also Blessed The Marriage Of King Philip Iv Of Spain With Mariana Of Austria Daughter Of Emperor Ferdinand Iii 1648 And Accompanied The New Queen In The Name Of The Emperor To The Frontier With Italy. Although He Opposed The Merger Of The Charles-Ferdinand University He Participated In The Ceremonial Formalities Bringing The Two Academies Together In 1654. Adalbert Von Harrach Participated In The Papal Conclave Of 1667 Which Elected Pope Clement Ix And Upon The Election Of The New Pope He Was Appointed Cardinal-Priest Of San Lorenzo In Lucina. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038285Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. In 1514 The Habsburg Emperor Maximilian I Stuck In The War Of The League Of Cambrai Against Venice And Highly Indebted Sold Hollenburg To Lord Siegmund Of Dietrichstein Elevating Him To The Rank Of A Freiherr Baron. The House Of Dietrichstein Had The Castle Rebuilt In A Renaissance Style Finished In 1588. The Dietrichsteins Held The Castle Until The Extinction Of The Branch In 1861 It Was Acquired By The Wittgenstein Family In 1913. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038283Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Pope Alexander Vii 13 February 1599 - 22 May 1667 Born Fabio Chigi Was Pope From 7 April 1655 To His Death In 1667. As A Bishop Chigi Was Named Nuncio In Cologne 1639-1651 On 11 June 1639. There He Supported Urban Viii's Condemnation Of The Heretical Book Augustinus By Cornelius Jansen Bishop Of Ypres In The Papal Bull In Eminenti Of 1642. Though Expected To Take Part In The Negotiations Which Led In 1648 To The Peace Of Westphalia Bishop Chigi And Other Catholic Delegates Declined To Deliberate With Persons Whom The Catholic Church Considered Heretics. Negotiations Therefore Took Place In Two Cities Osnabrück And Münster In Westphalia With Intermediaries Travelling Back And Forth Between The Protestant And The Catholic Delegates. Chigi Of Course Protested On Behalf Of The Papacy Against The Treaty Of Westphalia Once The Instruments Were Finally Completed. Pope Innocent Himself Stated That The Peace "Is Null Void Invalid Unjust Damnable Reprobate Inane Empty Of Meaning And Effect For All Time." The Peace Ended The Thirty Years' War 1618-1648 And Established The Balance Of European Power That Lasted Until The Wars Of The French Revolution 1789. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
1670038281Circa 1670-1674: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque Johann Baptist 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving Unsigned Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Pope Clement X Latin: Clemens X; 1590 - 1676 Born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri Was Pope From 29 April 1670 To His Death In 1676. Emilio Boneventura Altieri Was Born In Rome In 1590 The Son Of Lorenzo Altieri And Victoria Delfin A Noble Venetian Lady Sister Of Flaminio Delfin Commander General Of The Papal Armies And Of Gentile Delfin Bishop Of Camerino. His Brother Was Giambattista Altieri. The Altieri Family Belonged To The Ancient Roman Nobility And Had Enjoyed The Highest Consideration At Rome For Several Centuries; They Had Occasionally Contracted Alliances With The Colonnas And The Orsinis. During Earlier Pontificates The Altieri Held Many Important Offices And Had Been Entrusted With Several Delicate Missions. All But One Of The Male Scions Of The Altieri Family Had Chosen The Ecclesiastical Career. On His Accession To The Papacy Clement X In Order To Save The Altieri Name From Extinction Adopted The Paoluzzi Family And Proposed That One Of The Paluzzi Should Marry Laura Caterina Altieri The Sole Heiress Of The Family. In Exchange For Adopting The Altieri Surname He Would Make One Of The Paoluzzi A Cardinal. Following The Wedding Which He Officiated He Appointed His Relative By Marriage Cardinal Paoluzzi-Altieri The Uncle Of Laura's New Husband To The Office Of Cardinal Nephew To Take On The Duties Which He Was Prevented From Doing By Age. The Main Activity Was To Invest The Church's Money And With Advancing Years Gradually Entrusted To Him The Management Of Affairs To Such An Extent That The Romans Said He Had Reserved To Himself Only The Episcopal Functions Of Benedicere Et Sanctificare Resigning In Favour Of The Cardinal The Administrative Duties Of Regere Et Gubernare. In 1671 The Pope Published An Edict By Which He Declared That A Noble Might Be A Merchant Without Loss Of His Nobility Provided Always That He Did Not Sell By Retail. Queen Christina Of Sweden Who Had Become A Catholic And Moved To Rome In December 1655 Made Clement X Prohibit The Custom Of Chasing Jews Through The Streets During The Carnival. In 1686 She Issued A Declaration That Roman Jews Stood Under Her Protection Signed La Regina - The Queen. <br/> <br/> Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist unknown
