Mendo, Andrea. Il principe perfetto e ministri adattati docu - Lot 95

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Mendo, Andrea. Il principe perfetto e ministri adattati docu - Lot 95
Mendo, Andrea. Il principe perfetto e ministri adattati documenti politicie morali corredati d'emblemi. Rome, Vincenzo Poggioli, 1816. In-4 full tan calf with boards decorated with 5 filleted borders alternating with 2 roulette borders, ornate smooth spine, chain on the edges, gilt edges, gilt title, place and date (Italian binding). Ex-dono "Donné par S.A.R. l'Infant Don Charles Louis de Bourbon, Duc de Lucques, au vicomte de Marcellus, Ministre de France auprès de lui, à Lucques le 14/09/1826" - XXIV, 472 pp. An emblematic work. Written around 1660, this "Perfect Prince", inspired by Machiavelli, gave valuable advice to the prince (in this case Philip IV) on politics, diplomacy and good government. This "treatise" comprises 80 texts, each illustrated with an emblem vignette engraved by G. Mochetti. Provenance: Château de Marcellus
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