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[ ROME ] Palladio, Andrea : The Marvelous Things of the Alma City of Rome – In Rome 1575

The marvelous things of the holy city of Rome, where the churches, stations, and relics of the holy bodies that are there are treated of. With a treatise on acquiring indulgences. The Roman witchcraft which easily teaches foreigners to find the most notable things of Rome. The names of the supreme pontiffs, emperors, and other Christian princes. The antiquity of Rome briefly collected. And a discourse on the fires of the ancients, all newly purged and corrected. And an epistle of Cardinal Borromeo on the Jubilee of the Holy Year. In Rome by the Heirs of Antonio Blado Cameral Printers 1575. In-8° ancient Rare guide of Rome in two parts executed by Cardinal Carlo Borromeo and Andrea Palladio.
Full parchment binding with reuse of a polychrome medieval manuscript and hints of ancient colouring on the frontispiece. Two separate frontispieces, text composed of 68 continuously numbered pages. In good condition with small losses on the frontispiece and normal signs of aging. Complete

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