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[PILLONE, binding]. AMMAN, Jost. Insignia sacra. Frankfurt: G. Corvinus for S. Feyerabendt, 1579.
4o (197 x 155 mm). Numerous woodcut illustrations in text (116 of 144 leaves). Contemporary vellum over thin pasteboard, fine pen-and-ink drawings by Cesare Vecellio: coat-of-arms on upper cover, an emblematic figure of a woman (probably the Roman goddess Ceres) on lower cover (binding recased, enpapers renewed, corners repaired, some rubbing and staining). Provenance: Odorico Pillone (cover drawings); Sir Thomas Brooks (bookplate); Berès 131.
One of a small group of decorated vellum covers on the quartos in the Pillone library. See previous lot. Sold not subject to return.
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One of a small group of decorated vellum covers on the quartos in the Pillone library. See previous lot. Sold not subject to return.