Philip, Bartholomew / Valentine, Julius Caesar: TREATISE OF THE COUNCIL AND ADVISERS OF PRINCES, MOST VALUABLE FOR KNOWING HAPPILY TO GOVERN STATES AND ANY DESIRE, TO ILLUSTRATE THE FATHERLAND AND TO MAKE EVERY HUMAN ACTION NOBLE AND WORTHY... In Venice, 1599, from the Compagnia Minima.

Original edition printed in Venice, with large initials finely engraved in the text, a typ. mark on the title page: Dove with olive branch in its beak, in an illustrated frame.

The book “Trattato del conseglio, et de' conseglieri de' prencipi” written by Bartholomaeu Filippe in 1599 is a work that deals with the importance of the Council in the management of the power of princes. The author, not new to treatises on the functions and administrative procedures of office, analyzes the role of the counselors and their influence on the final decision of the sovereign, emphasizing the importance of having a competent and reliable council. The treatise is divided into three parts: the first describes the role of the council in the management of power, the second provides practical advice for the counselors and the third analyzes the relationship between the prince and the council. Good copy.