SYMONDS RARE BOOKS

Early Printed Books, Manuscripts and Decorative Prints

Category: 16th Century

COSIMO I de’ Medici

January 15, 202016th Century Courtly Literature History Illuminated Initials Inscribed Works Interesting Provenance Latin & Greek Manuscript Manuscripts Military & Warfare New Acquisitions Politics & Statesmanship

A PATENT LETTER GRANTING THE CITIZENSHIP OF FLORENCE TO THE GRAND DUKE'S OWN PHYSICIAN

HYGINUS

December 17, 201916th Century Astrology Classics & Antiquity Emblem Books Illustrated Inscribed Works Interesting Provenance Latin & Greek New Acquisitions Science & Technology

A RICHLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF HYGINUS' WORK ON ASTROLOGY AND THE SPHERE

DELLA ROVERE, Francesco Maria I

September 19, 201916th Century Biography Courtly Literature Fine Bindings First Edition History Illustrated Interesting Provenance Military & Warfare New Acquisitions Politics & Statesmanship Scotland

THE DUKE OF URBINO'S BOOK OF MILITARY MEMOIRS FROM THE LIBRARY OF ANDREW FLETCHER

ARISTOTLE (FRELLON)

April 30, 201916th Century Aristotle Astronomy Biography Classics & Antiquity Commentary France Illustrated Latin & Greek Natural History New Acquisitions Philosophy Poetry Politics & Statesmanship Science & TechnologyAristotle

JEAN'S MASTERPIECE

ARISTOTLE (Argyropoulos, Iohannes)

January 24, 201916th Century Aristotle Classics & Antiquity Commentary Courtly Literature France Humanism Illustrated Latin & Greek Philosophy

A RARE AND FINE EDITION OF ARISTOTLE'S ETHICS FOR COSIMO DE' MEDICI

NEW TESTAMENT (EMSER)

August 16, 201816th Century Bibles Commentary Fine Bindings Germany Illustrated Interesting Provenance New Acquisitions Reformation Religion

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED TRANSLATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT INTO GERMAN BY LUTHER'S WORST ENEMY

ANTIPHONAL LEAF (Fragment)

July 9, 201816th Century Illuminated Initials Illustrated Latin & Greek Manuscript Manuscripts Music

OPULENTLY ILLUMINATED ANTIPHONAL LEAF

MINIATURE (Initial C)

July 9, 201816th Century Illuminated Initials Illustrated Manuscript Manuscripts Miniatures Music Religion

A MINIATURE FROM A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY CHOIRBOOK

BRENZ, Johannes

May 30, 201816th Century Fine Bindings Germany Illustrated Interesting Provenance Reformation Religion

A RICHLY ILLUSTRATED CONTEMPORARY BINDING FOR A REFORMED CATECHISM BOOK

ARISTOTLE (TORRESANO, Federico)

April 12, 201816th Century Aldines Aristotle Classics & Antiquity Commentary Humanism Illustrated Interesting Provenance Latin & Greek Philosophy

A VERY IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE EDITION

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