PROCOPIUS. De Bello Persico - De Bello Gottor... Lot n° 13

PROCOPIUS. De Bello Persico.Rome, Giacomo Mazzocchi and Euchario Silber, 1509 Folio. 283x202 mm. Seventeenth-century binding, full vellum, gusset to spine with gold title, splash cuts. Papers 90 unnumbered. Marking: A-P⁶. Woodcut initials; Roman typeface. Large figured and ornate capitals on second card. Rare original Roman edition of the first Latin translation. This is Procopius' account of the Byzantine military campaigns of the early 6th century against the Persian kings Kavadh and Cosroe Anushirvan and against the Vandal kingdoms in North Africa. The Latin translation from the Greek is by Raffaele Maffei Bishop of Volterra, a noted humanist and encyclopedist. The printing was entrusted to Eucharius Silber, alias Franck, a native of Würzburg, who collaborated with Giacomo Mazzocchi. The long privilege of Pope Julius II is in favor of Giacomo Mazzocchi, learned Roman bookseller, printer and noted antiquarian, who is mentioned here for the first time.Isaac 12013; Jähns 143-6. F. Ascarelli, Annali tipografici di Giacomo Mazzocchi, p. 32 n. 10. Bound with: PROCOPIUS. De Bello Gottorum.Rome, Johann Besiken for Jacobus Mazochius, 1506. Papers 134 unnumbered. Marking: a-d⁸ e-x⁶. Gothic and Roman typeface. Restoration to margin of two papers. First Latin edition. This is the chronicle of the Ostrogothic Wars, written to glorify Justinian I, translated into Latin by Cristoforo Persona, whose name appears at paper a2r.EDIT16 CNCE 47516; Mazzocchi, Annals 3. Folio. 283x202 mm. Binding of 17th century, full vellum binding, label on spine with gilt title, sprayed edges. 90 Unnumbered leaves. Collation: A-P⁶. Woodcut initials, Roman type. Large illustrated and adorned initial letter on the second leaf. Rare first Roman edition of the first Latin translation. It is Procopius' account of the early 6th century Byzantine military campaigns against the Persian kings Kavadh and Khosrau Anushirvan and against the Vandal kingdoms in North Africa. The Latin translation from the Greek is by Raffaele Maffei, Bishop of Volterra, a well-known humanist and encyclopedic. The printing was entrusted to Eucharius Silber, alias Franck, a native of Würzburg, who collaborated with Giacomo Mazzocchi. The long privilege of Pope Julius II is in favor of Giacomo Mazzocchi, a learned Roman bookseller, printer and well-known antiquarian, who is mentioned here for the first time. Bound with: PROCOPIUS. De Bello Gottorum.Rome, Johann Besiken for Jacobus Mazochius, 1506 134 unnumbered leaves. Collation: a-d⁸ e-x⁶. Gothic and Roman type. Restoration on the margin of two leaves. First Latin edition. This is the chronicle of the Ostrogothic wars, written to glorify Justinian I, translated into Latin by Cristoforo Persona, whose name appears on paper a2r.