Milles,Thomas (compiler) (ca 1550-ca 1627) from Pedro Mexio & Francesco Sansovino
Title
ARCHAIO-PLOUTOS [Greek letters] containing, ten following bookes to the former TREASURIE OF AUNCIENT AND MODERNE TIMES [Treasury of Ancient & Modern Times] Containing the Learned Collections, Judicious Readings & Memorable Observations: Not onely Divine, Morrall & Phylosophicall But also Poeticall, Martiall, Politicall, Historicall, Astrologicall, &c Translated out of that Worthy Spanish Gentleman, Pedro Mexio. And M. Francesco Sansovino, that Famous Italian. As also, of those Honourable Frenchmen, Anthonie du Verdier, Lord of Vaupriuaz: Loys Guyon, Sieur de la Nauche, Counsellor unto the King: Claudius Gruget, Parisian, &c.
PlacePub
London
Publisher
William Jaggard 1st first edition
Date
1619
Illustrations
Copperplate illustrations (9 mostly full-page) + woodcuts in the text including c.20 cantonal Wappen of Swiss Cantons & cities as well as a fine full page cut of the Rutli Swearing by WilliamTell.
Description
Folio contemporary calf on 6 raised bands with blind stippled rules and spine label reading Mexio 2 (spine rebacked with old relaid/corners restored) edges rouge. Frontis reads TIMES STORE-HOUSE .. wherunto is annexed a Speciall Treatise of that kind of nobility which soverayne grace, and favor and contryes customes, have made meerly politicall and peculiarly civill (engraved by Renold Elstracke) showing the deities of Peace & Nobility in an architectural surround with the Royal coat of arms (James I). Titlepage (with Jaggard printer's mark of flowering bough & portcullis & arm with serpent coiled around it) +(8p)=Dedic. to Reader & table +977pp +(8p=index). Two names at top margin of titlepage both crossed out (one reads B.V. Houghton), note to blank area partly erased causing small hole and few ink spots. A dozen pages with tears or corner loss, no loss of text but one has old inexpert tape repair. Faint damp marks mainly marginal to upper portion of first dozen pages and more towards the end, never making text illegible. A few old marginalia, pointing hands & other minor signs of use. Printed cancel slip pasted over a few lines of text at p126. *This volume deals with history in a much more organised way than Milles previous work. The 1st & 2nd books deal with France, the next two with Switzerland, then Spain, Italy & the Romans. Much about medical knowledge & eastern cures. Finally a section on Muscovy (Russia), Ireland & Norway and magical stones and pearls (STC 17936.5).
Booknumber
V68039
Price
Price: GBP 650.00 or USD 962.00
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