Bidspirit auction | GIANNOTTI, DONATO

GIANNOTTI, DONATO - Dialogi de Republica Venetorum. Folding engraved plates. Contemporary vellum. 12mo. Leiden: Elzevier 1631 A detailed look at the institutions of the Venetian Republic, written by a Florentine author hopeful to establish the same form of government in his own city. In fact, Giannotti was eventually one of the leaders of the ill-fated Florentine Republic.