Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco

56. VeceLLIO, Cesare. Abiti Antichi ouero
Raccolta di Figure delineate dal gran Titiano…
intagliate. Venice, Hertz, 1664, € 4.500
in-8, pp.(14), 415, (1), contemporary full calf binding.
Third edition (first 1590) of this extraordinary work of
great interest for art, history and dressing at the renaissance
time. It is illustrated by 415 full page xylographic illustrations
of fineries of men and women in all countries,
including America and the New World. Colas, n.2978.
Michel-Michel, p.98. Brunet, V, 1104. [7647]
57. VOSS, Isaac. de Lucis Natura et proprietate.
Amsterdam, apud Elzevirium, 1662, € 7.500
Small 4to, pp.(8), 85, (3), printer’s device on title, geometric
illustrations, head-letters and headings in text, original
boards. First and only edition of this rare and peculiar treatise
on the properties of light discovered by Snell in 1601
but published only in 1662. This matter has also been studied
by Galileo and Cartesio. Beautiful copy with
provenance of Alfonso Borelli. Willems, Elzevir, I, 296.[9864]
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