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Naples, Gio. Battista Cappello, 1601. In 4°. Four title pages bearing, within an architectural frame, the coat of arms of the four ancient Seats of Naples, over 400 engravings in the text with coats of arms of the various provinces of the Kingdom, insignia of various noble families and a series of portraits of the kings of Naples, woodcut endpapers and initials, some browned leaves and the usual foxing, a page from another text glued to the flyleaf, bound in contemporary full parchment, gilt title within a tag, traces of binding on the covers, minor defects. On the title page is written in an ancient hand "Scipion Mazela, Napolitano".
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Second edition of this important work on Naples, featuring numerous illustrations and coats of arms of the principal noble Neapolitan families, and enriched with information on local customs, the region, and illustrious figures. Among the first descriptive works dedicated to the Kingdom of Naples, it is particularly significant for the 1561 census, conducted town by town, thus representing an invaluable testimony to demographic history.
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