The quintesence of wit : being a corrant comfort of conceites, maximies, and poleticke devises, selected and gathered together by Francisco Sansovino. Wherin is set foorth sundrye excellent and wise sentences, worthie to be regarded and followed. Translated out of the Italian tung, and put into English for the benefit of all those that please to read and understand the works and worth of a worthy writer
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Type of record: Book
Title: The quintesence of wit : being a corrant comfort of conceites, maximies, and poleticke devises, selected and gathered together by Francisco Sansovino. Wherin is set foorth sundrye excellent and wise sentences, worthie to be regarded and followed. Translated out of the Italian tung, and put into English for the benefit of all those that please to read and understand the works and worth of a worthy writer
Other titles: Propositioni overo considerationi in materia di cose di stato
Classmark: BC H de W SAN
Additional creator(s): Guicciardini, Francesco (1483-1540) (Other); Lottini, Gio Francesco (1512-1572) (Other); Sansovino, Francesco (1521-1586) (Other); Hitchcock, Captain Robert (Other)
Publisher: Printed by Edward Allde, dwelling without Cripple-gate at the signe of the gilded Cuppe
Publication city: At London
Date(s): Octobris. 28. 1590
Language: English
Size and medium: 6 unnumbered pages, 66, 66-81, 81-98 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/295724
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003502839705181
Description
A translation of the first book of "Propositioni overo considerationi in materia di cose di stato.. di M.F. Guicciardini, G.F. Lottini, F. Sansovino", edited by Sansovino.
Translator's dedication signed: Robert Hichcock.
Includes index.
A variant (STC 21744a) lacks the month date in imprint.
Identified as STC 21744b on UMI microfilm reel 665.
Indexed in: STC (2nd ed) 21744.
Additional description
Binding: red morocco: a facsimile of an Italian binding executed for the Emperor Rudolph II
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