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Plutarch, Badius, Josse, 1462-1535, Nepos, Cornelius. Vitae excellentium imperatorum. 1516, Vercellanus, Gerardus · 1516 · Venetiis : Exactissima cura p[er] Melchiore[em] Sessam & Petru[m] de Rauanis socios · 38 pictures

This is a 1516 Venetian printed edition of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, edited from Josse Badius's text and printed by Melchior Sessa and Pietro de Ravani for scholars and general readers. Its woodcut scenes of armoured battles, processions and crowd gatherings are set in framed panels beside ornate initial letters, offering designers a model for historical narrative illustration and decorative capitals.

Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 · Greece -- Biography -- Early works to 1800

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