Author: Collenuccio de Pesaro,Pandolfo (1444-1504), Tomaso Costo and M. Roseo da Fabriano
Title: COMPENDIO DELL'ISTORIA DEL REGNO DI NAPOLI [Compendium of the History of the Kingdom of Naples] .. Di M. Pandolfo Collenuccio da Pesaro, e di Mambrin Roseo da Fabriano. Con la Giunta per tutto l'anno MDLXXXVI. di Tomaso Costo .. Ed alcune Utili Annotazioni del medesimo in fine di ciascun libro ..
Description: Venice, Barezzo Barezzi 1591 Fine Royal Neapolitan coat of arms on each titlepage, head- and tail-pieces, fine foliated initials to the Signori di Capuana. . Three Parts in Two Volumes complete, octavo speckled 18th century calf, decorated gilt spines (one spine label missing, tips & edges rubbed hinges split but held by cords) fine marbled end-papers All edges rouged. First titlepage +[31] leaves +244 leaves +2nd title +[15] leaves +258 leaves +[2] leaves +3rd title +[11] leaves +96 leaves. Early paper repair to lower corner of page 1 otherwise crisp & clean throughout, neat pencil notes in Italian to rear end-papers with "the following passage by Costo copied from the edition of 1563 .. at Florence 24 Mar. 1832 W.M Tarlt". Bookplates with presentation to Cheltenham Public Library by Miss Carrington [1886]. *Revised & enlarged edition of this important historical work by Collenuccio, an early Italian humanist, first published in 1539 after his death.

Keywords: Italian history Naples Napoli Istoria


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