Duelling.- Valmarana (Giulio Cesare) Modo del far pace in via cavaleresca

Duelling.- Valmarana (Giulio Cesare) Modo del far pace in via cavaleresca, e christiana, per sodisfattion di parole, nelle ingiurie fra priuati, italic type, title with woodcut ornament and private ink ownership stamp to lower margin, woodcut decorative initials, water-stained, faded ink inscriptions to title, occasional spotting, later marbled pastedowns, contemporary vellum, later gilt title to spine, soiled, 8vo, Milan, Filippo Ghisolfi, [1649]. *** Scarce edition. Valmarana defines a code of conduct concerning insults to honour and duelling. He uses historical examples to illustrate his argument. Provenance: Count of Trapani (ink stamp to title).

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