1658

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Source:

Title: Idea de un principe politico christiano, representada en cien empresas
Author: Diego de Saavedra Fajardo
Publisher: -
Printer: Ioh. Janssonium juniorem
Illustrator: -
Engraver: -
Location: Amsterdam
Year: 1658
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2].

Comments:

This might be a reworked engraving of the 1651 edition. The vertical lines in the shading are added.

There are several scans of this edition:
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Germany.
- Original from Leiden University Libraries.

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 the 44 illustrations of a wooden press in these editions can be seen here.

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