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San Marino - Delfico, Melchiorre

Historical Memories of the Republic of San Marino, 1804

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252x208 mm
Milan, from the Francesco Sonzogno Printing House of Gio. Battista, Booksellers and Printer, 1804. In-4°; 19th-century brown half-leather binding with green paper on the boards, smooth spine with gold-decorated false bands, gilt title in a box on the spine, non-contemporary white endpapers; black and white title page with printer's device. Title page slightly browned; otherwise, this is a perfect, crisp copy on paper with wide margins.

Specialist Notes

This original edition of this historical work is a rare and in-depth study of the chorography and history of San Marino, from its origins to the first documentary attestations from the 11th century, up to an analysis of the early 19th-century form of government. The text is preceded by a dedication "to the General Prince Council of the RSM and to the Captains Regent thereof" made by the author in Milan on 20 March 1804, followed by a notice to the reader and a preface; at the end of the text is an extensive "Appendix of diplomas and other monuments cited in the work". Melchiorre Delfico (1744-1835), an Abruzzese philosopher and politician, an Enlightenment thinker, took part in the Neapolitan revolution of 1799 and wrote legal, historical, and philosophical works during his exile in San Marino.

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