Germano, Giovanni, Neapolitan priest. La Culla d'Oro. Tragicomedia...sopra la nascita del...Principe Toscana primogenito del...Gra Duca Ferdo II. Naples., 1642, October 15 -
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- Italian
- Title page written and decorated in gold with a large miniature in blue, white and gold showing the newborn Prince of Tuscany lying on a bed within the signs of the zodiac.
- Headings of the prefatory pages in gold
- Initial letter of each scene and the Choro in gold
- Dedication to the grand duke of Tuscany, Frederick II, dated October 15, 1642
- Bound in contemporary vellum, tooled in gold with the coat of arms of the Medici family on both covers
- Acquisition information:
- Source of purchase by Lathrop C. Harper, 8 West 40th Street, New York, New York, 10018, unknown. 1968.
- Physical description:
- Autograph document signed 251 p. 20 cm.
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