Portraits.- Giovio (Paolo) Elogia virorum literis illustrium, collation: );(6 a-s6 t8, first sig. misbound, Basel, Petrus Perna, 1577 bound with Giovio (Paolo) Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium, collation: α4 a-z aa-Ll6, lacking final blank, Basel, Petrus Perna, 1575, together 2 works in 1vol., titles within woodcut architectural titles, woodcut portraits within ornate architectural frames, woodcut historiated initials, lightly foxed throughout, lightly browned, 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, folio (332 x 216mm.) ⁂ Handsome biographical productions with numerous portraits, including Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortez, Thomas More, Machiavelli, and Petrarch, as well as a number of Turkish dignitaries. Literature: I: Adams G648 II: Adams G644; Atabey 502; Sabin 36773; cf. Blackmer 691.
Portraits.- Giovio (Paolo) Elogia virorum literis illustrium, collation: );(6 a-s6 t8, first sig. misbound, Basel, Petrus Perna, 1577 bound with Giovio (Paolo) Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium, collation: α4 a-z aa-Ll6, lacking final blank, Basel, Petrus Perna, 1575, together 2 works in 1vol., titles within woodcut architectural titles, woodcut portraits within ornate architectural frames, woodcut historiated initials, lightly foxed throughout, lightly browned, 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, folio (332 x 216mm.) ⁂ Handsome biographical productions with numerous portraits, including Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortez, Thomas More, Machiavelli, and Petrarch, as well as a number of Turkish dignitaries. Literature: I: Adams G648 II: Adams G644; Atabey 502; Sabin 36773; cf. Blackmer 691.
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