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Wednesday 18 November 2020, 10:30 AM • Rome

248 Trieste

(Della Croce , Ireneo)

Historia Antica, ancient and modern: sacred and profane, of the city of Trieste, a famous colony of Roman citizens, 1698

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Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1698. In 2nd. Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1698.In 2 ° (345 x 240 mm), 1 panel with the portrait of the Archduke of Austria, dedicatee of the work, engraved in copper outside the text, Jesuit emblem in woodcut on the title page, woodcut illustrations depicting coats of arms, lapidaries etc. in the text, woodworm holes on some files, browning and stains on various papers, original rustic hardcover binding, modern hardcover case, restoration of the spine.

Specialist Notes

& nbsp; First edition of this important and monumental work on the history of Trieste from its foundation to 1000, in full-edged copy in beards . & nbsp; The Author [born Giovanni Maria Manarutta (Trieste 1625 - Venice 1713)], a Discalced Carmelite, lived in the convents of Venice and Padua, with frequent stays in his hometown. His work was printed in Venice at the expense of the Trieste municipality and some private citizens, but despite the title it stopped at the year 1000. & Nbsp ;; a second part, which lasted until 1702, saw the light only in 1881 in the city of Trieste. Graesse II, 302. Brunet, II, 428. & nbsp;