Illustrium virorum elogia iconibus exornata. (Elogia virorum literis & sapientia illustrium ad viuum expressis imaginibus exornata).

2 vol. 4to: [16]-373 (= 369)-[50-1 bl.], [12]-411-[1 bl.] pp.

Contemp. limp vellum, spines titled in ink (a few sm. def.). Very nice set.

Beautiful and very rare complete set on large paper of a major work by the Italian scholar bishop Tomasini (1597-1654). It offers biographies and bibliographies of poets, writers, philosophers, physicians, lawyers and scientists connected with Padua University, i.a. Cardanus, Magini, Tycho Brahe, Fallopio, Tasso, and a small number of women scholars. Engraved frontispieces, 88 engraved portraits, 5 plates and 42 woodcuts (arms, emblems, coins etc.); the engraved portraits by Girolamo David (I) and J.F. Greutter (II).
Ref. Landwehr (Romanic) 722 (erroneous). - Rhodes (BL) 909-910. - Cicognara 2117 (pt. 2 only).
Prov. Agostino Giovanni Carli Rubbi (1748-1825), Venetian archivist (arm. bookpl.). - Vouzan [Charente], i.e. Gaëtan Mabille du Chêne, Comte de Thiene (1843-1927) (arm. bookpl.). - Collector’s stamp.
Joined: A second, much smaller copy on "ordinary" paper of pt. 2 (lacking 2nd prelim. quire), contemp. vellum, stamp on title and collector’s ticket of Horace baron Landau (1824-1903). (3 vol.)