1654

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Title: L’idea di vn principe politico christiano. Di d. Diego Saavedra Fachardo. Rappresentata con bellissime imprese, quali dimostrano il vero esser politico, con esempi historici, e discorsi morali. Dall’vltima, e più copiosa editione, hora trasportata dalla lingua spagnuola, dal signor dottor Paris Cerchieri.
Author: Diego de Saavedra Fajardo
Publisher: -
Printer: Nicolò Pezzana
Illustrator: -
Engraver: -
Location: Venice
Year: 1654
Links: [Scan 1].

Comments:

This book has been reprinted and translated many times, often with a different illustration of a wooden printing press. A preliminary bibliography of this book lists 48 editions. An overview of 44 illustrations of a wooden press in these editions can be seen here.

This is probably the same engraving as was used in 1648 in Venice by Marco Garzoni. It might even be a reprint with the same type?

There are several scans of this edition:
- National Library of Naples, Italy.
- Biblioteca Universitaria di Torino, Italy.

Technique:

Engraving