A gift from Peiresc to his friend Gassendi
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The strange effect of a forged plaquette: A further note on a pair of Renaissance bindings
The strange case of a genuine Renaissance Venetian binding and the modern allure of myth
Printed for a King, Gifted to a Prince: Albert of Sachsen-Teschen’s copy of the Antichità di Ercolano
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Bibliotheca Colbertina
A gift from Peiresc to his friend Gassendi
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The Marcolini Commedia of 1544
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Printed for a King, Gifted to a Prince: Albert of Sachsen-Teschen’s copy of the Antichità di Ercolano
The first edition of Pinocchio in the original publisher’s green cloth binding