Belleforest And Polydore Vergile - *memoirs And History Of Origins*. Le Mangnier, 1582.
BELLEFOREST (François de), POLYDORE VERGILE - Memoirs and History of the Origin, Invention, and Authors of Things. Paris, Published by Robert Le Mangnier, 1582; 8vo, 18 hand-printed pages + 863 + a table of contents of approximately 60 pages, full vellum binding of the period, smooth spine, marbled edges, restored title page.
Translated by François de Belleforest from the treatise "De rerum inventoribus" by the humanist and friend of Erasmus, Polydoro Vergilio (1470–1555). A veritable encyclopedia, this work, comprising 8 books, offers a panorama of all human inventions, interweaving science, magic, fantasy, and religion in the style typical of the great writings of the Renaissance. Ex-libris of the Comte de la Noue. Brunet, V, 1137.
Period: 16th century
Style: Renaissance, Louis 13th
Condition: Good condition
Material: Paper
Length: in-8 d'un poids d'environ 800 grammes.
Reference (ID): 1834952
Availability: In stock
