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ROME, Statutes. S.P.Q.R. statuta et nouae reformationis vrbis Romae. Rome: Stephanus Guilleretus, 1523-21-19. 6 parts in one volume, 2° (267 x 200mm). 2 fine woodcut borders, 3 small woodcuts of arms on c4r in part 5, woodcut device on penultimate page in part 5 and at end, with the final blank in part 3. (Lacks the final leaf, probably blank, a few stains at the end.) Early 20th-century calf-backed cloth. Provenance. Giovanni Battista Funghetti (near contemporary signature on title) -- Biblioteca Prov. Ven. Med. S.I. Letteraria (stamp on title) -- Compagnia del Gesú (stamp on title and book label).
FIRST EDITION of the statutes of Rome. The top panel in the woodcut border depicts a boar hunt. Sander 6540; Manzoni I, pp.417-19.
FIRST EDITION of the statutes of Rome. The top panel in the woodcut border depicts a boar hunt. Sander 6540; Manzoni I, pp.417-19.