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Auction 193, Lot 705
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"Discite Iustitiam Moniti, et non Temnere Divos. Virg.", Guicciardini, Lodovico

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1582 (published)

Publication: Description de Touts les Pais-Bas

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.6 x 11.1 inches
19.3 x 28.2 cm
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This lovely architectural frontispiece is centered on a quote from Virgil's Aeneid: "Discite iustitiam moniti, et non temnere divos," which translates as: "Be warned, learn justice, and do not despise the gods." There are six female figures representing Truth, Prudence, Geography and Navigation.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.GUIC-2b.

Condition: B+

Light soiling with a small rust stain and hole on the female figure's foot at bottom left.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $60

Closed on 6/21/2023

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