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Life And Gestures Of Pope Sixtus IV - Bartolomeo Sacchi - Elzevir - 1645
De Vitis ac Gestis Summorum Pontificum Ad Sixtum III Pontifex MaxLife and Deeds of Pope Sixtus IVBy Bartolomeo Sacchi known as Platine (1421-1481)He was the director of the Vatican Library during the reign of this pope.Rare Latin edition of this life of the pope by the Italian humanist and Renaissance gastronome known as Platine. Period binding in full vellum with flaps, title and date with the mention Elzévir on the spine in black ink, headband partly damaged, otherwise a fine copy with a very fresh interior, some chronological tables.794 pages (1 blank leaf filled with old writing in pen)Bookplate Gilbert Boucher written in ink16458.5x14x4.5cm
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