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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part I

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Panciroli, Guido

Notitia utraque dignitatum cum orientis, tum occidentis ultra Arcadij, Honorijque Tempora. Et in eam Guidi Panciroli ... Commentarium, 1602

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Venice, Giovanni Antonio & amp; Iacopo De Franceschi 1602. In 2 °. Three parts in one volume, with 4 frontispieces, large typographic marks, numerous woodblock caps and 95 beautiful woodcuts in the half-page text, depicting civil and military insignia of the Western and Eastern Empire, allegories of nations and countries, representations of cities and castles, landscapes, priests, etc., woodworm holes, damp halos, browning, scattered redness and some stains, first and last issue detached, lower left corners partially cut, of the binding of the time & nbsp; in half parchment, detached plates and only some portions of the back. & nbsp; & nbsp;

Specialist Notes

Accurate reprint (1 ed. Basel 1552) of this famous "Manual" of civil and military administration of the late Roman Empire probably written in the fourth century AD. The discussion is divided into two sections, corresponding to the two parts of the empire, East and West, enumerating for each one of them with official titles, officials, prefects, etc. The territorial jurisdiction, the offices or dependent troops and the composition of the Officium are indicated for each. It is therefore a precious picture of the order of the Empire, which offers information on the dislocation of troops, state companies and makes known numerous names of places. The iconographic apparatus is fascinating. & Nbsp; Brunet IV, 111; Ebert 14905; Berlin Katalog 1768.

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