Sale: 348 / Rare Books, Nov. 17./18. 2008 in Hamburg Lot 1421

Andrea Hurault - Cronica Breve, 1590.


1421
Andrea Hurault
Cronica Breve, 1590.
Estimate:
€ 1,000 / $ 1,070
Sold:
€ 804 / $ 860
(incl. surcharge)
Hurault, A., Cronica breve de i fatti illustri de re die Francia, con le loro effigie dal naturale, cominciando da Faramondo ... Sino af Henrico III. ... Con somma fede, e diligenza tratta dall'historie, cosi Francesi, come Italiane. With 63 copper portraits on 62 plates. Venice, B. Giunta 1590. 18th century half calf with gilt spine and gilt edges. Large 4to. 4 non-numb. ll.
Edit 16 (online-Kat.) CNCE 13824. - Cf. Mortimer 143; Lipperheide Fa4; Thieme/B. XXXIV, 71f. and Brunet I, 1886. - Not in BM STC and in Adams. - Rare second Giunta edition of the nice portrait work of French kings, the first edition was published in 1588 with the same number of coppers, the later work from 1597 was increased by 1 copper (Henry IV). Most coppers are reengravings by Fr. Valesio after the portrait work Recueil des eddigies des roys de France (Paris 1567) by F. des Prez. The additionmal non-numb. portrait of Karl Martell is printed on verso of the portrait of Childeberto II (no. 17). - Size of sheet 22 : 31,7 cm. - Size of plate ca. 13-13,8 : 19,8-20,4 cm. - Plates foxed in places and somewhat fingerstained. Edges scraped.



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Andrea Hurault
Cronica Breve, 1590.
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