1581 HISTORY of FRANCE 16th CENTURY antique VELLUM

HISTOIRE [...] SUR LES CHOSES FAICTES ET AVENUES DE SON TEMPS EN TOUTES LES PARTIES DU MONDE, TRADUICTES DE LATIN [...] PAR DENIS SAUVAGE [...].
2 parts in 1 vol.
Paris, Chez Gilles Beys, 1581
Folio: 9 by 13 1/4"
[44]-435, [56]-650-[2 bl.] pp.
Original limp vellum, flat spine with ink title .
Large stain on front cover.
Some foxing and toning.
Rare translation by Denis Sauvage .
The historian and physician in Como, Giovio (1483-1552) was professor of Moral Philosophy and Natural History at the University of Rome.
In 1528 he was appointed bishop of Nocera.
Text in French

Gilles Beys (1540-1595) was the son-in-law of Christophe Plantin.

Ref. Pettegree (FB) 22993. - USTC 1679. - Not in Adams, Machiels, STC French.

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