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OLIVIERO, Antonio Francesco (XVI century). La Alamanna. Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1567.
Copy owned by the bibliophile Elisabeth Sophia Maria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (1683-1767) of the first edition of this sumptuous epic dedicated to the Schmalkaldic War, which recounts the success of Charles V in subduing the Protestant princes between 1546 and 1547. The woodcut on the title page shows the emperor's leading generals, including the Duke of Alba, the Duke of Castro, Philip II and Maximilian. The other engravings depict the battles of the campaign, as well as maps and views of the cities involved. Charles V at Olma and The Origin of Love by the same author are also included in the work and are linked to the poem at the end. Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein is particularly remembered for collecting a collection of more than 1,000 Bibles, which were later incorporated into the Augusta Library.
4 parts in one volume, 4to, (240 x 160mm). Woodcut title page with triumphal arch with equestrian portrait of Charles V and woodcut portrait of the author on the verso for the first and second volumes of the Alamanna and the Carlo Quinto in Olma, full; and half-page woodcut illustrations in the text, woodcut initials (light browning). Contemporary vellum binding with gilt title to spine. provenance: Elisabetha Sophia Maria verwittwette Herzoginn zu Br[aunschweig]-u[nd]-Lun[eburg] (heraldic ex libris on the endpapers). (1)
4 parts in one volume, 4to, (240 x 160mm). Woodcut title page with triumphal arch with equestrian portrait of Charles V and woodcut portrait of the author on the verso for the first and second volumes of the Alamanna and the Carlo Quinto in Olma, full; and half-page woodcut illustrations in the text, woodcut initials (light browning). Contemporary vellum binding with gilt title to spine. provenance: Elisabetha Sophia Maria verwittwette Herzoginn zu Br[aunschweig]-u[nd]-Lun[eburg] (heraldic ex libris on the endpapers). (1)
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
