I commentari . di C. Giulio Cesare, con le figure in rame de gli alloggiamenti, de' fatti d'arme, delle circonuallationi delle città, & di molte altre cose notabili descritte in essi. Fatta da Andrea Palladio per facilitare a chi legge, la cognition dell' historia.
Gaius Julius Caesar (100/102 BCE - 44 BCE)
Category
Books
Date
1575
Materials
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049042
Summary
Bibliographic description
[48],407,[1]p., [42] plates . 4to.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819). manuscript incriptions: previous owners name crossed out on front flyleaf; Di Francesco Vaudi [crossed out] on title page [16th/17th century hand?].. Binding: Red smooth-grained morocco; blind ruled; gilt ruled compartments; gilt trefoiled leaves in angles; gilt trefoiled cross centrepiece; 4 gilt diamond lozenges with floral tool in centre; remains of ties; 4 raised bands; spine decorated with floral tool in each panel, no lettering; edges gilt; edges gauffered; probably contemporary Italian binding?.
Makers and roles
Gaius Julius Caesar (100/102 BCE - 44 BCE) Francesco Baldelli (fl. 16th century)