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Octavio Strada's Numismatically Illustrated 1615 Lives of the Emperors

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Octavio Strada's Numismatically Illustrated 1615 Lives of the Emperors
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Strada von Rosberg, Octavio de. DE VITIS IMPERATORUM ET CAESARUM ROMANORUM, TAM OCCIDENTALIUM QUAM ORIENTALIUM ... Francofurti ad Moenum, 1615. Folio [28.5 by 19.5 cm], contemporary full vellum, sides bordered and spine ruled in blind; hand-lettered spine; all page edges red. (12), 514, (10) pages; title printed in red and black; woodcut headpieces, tailpiece and initials; 531 well-rendered engraved text illustrations depicting both sides of ancient, medieval and early modern coins and medals, some of them apocryphal. Vellum stained, and board fore-edges worn, but binding sound; a little browned. Very good. See catalogue for full description.