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1684

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Source:

Title: L’idea del principe politico christiano. Di D. Diego Saauedra 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 sig. dottor Paris Cerchiari.
Author: Diego de Saavedra Fajardo
Publisher: -
Printer: Nicolò Pezzana
Illustrator: -
Engraver: -
Location: Venice
Year: 1684
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2], [Scan 3].

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.

Technique:

Woodcut

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