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(1551). PLATINE (Baptiste). LES VIES, FAICTZ ET GESTES DES SAINCTZ PERES, PAPES, EMPEREURS ET ROYS DE FRANCE. Paris, Vivant Gaultherot, 1551. Fort in-8, [18]-462 (476) leaves (poorly numbered), half calf, smooth spine decorated, red edges (19th century binding). French translation illustrated with 228 woodcuts of the popes, one for each pope. "The lives of the Popes of Platine are elegantly written and contain certain remarkable features" (Brunet). Leaves trimmed short at head, numerous pagination errors. (Brunet, IV, 693) (USTC, 37887).
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(1551). PLATINE (Baptiste). LES VIES, FAICTZ ET GESTES DES SAINCTZ PERES, PAPES, EMPEREURS ET ROYS DE FRANCE. Paris, Vivant Gaultherot, 1551. Fort in-8, [18]-462 (476) leaves (poorly numbered), half calf, smooth spine decorated, red edges (19th century binding). French translation illustrated with 228 woodcuts of the popes, one for each pope. "The lives of the Popes of Platine are elegantly written and contain certain remarkable features" (Brunet). Leaves trimmed short at head, numerous pagination errors. (Brunet, IV, 693) (USTC, 37887).
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