1678

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Title: L’idea del prencipe politico christiano. Di d. Diego Saauedra Fachardo. Rappresentata con bellissime imprese, quali dimostrano il vero esser politico, con esempi historici
Author: Diego de Saavedra Fajardo
Publisher: -
Printer: Nicolò Pezzana
Illustrator: -
Engraver: -
Location: Venetia
Year: 1678
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2].

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

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