156 - [Borghini, Vincenzo]. Description of the Funeral Procession Held at the Funeral of His Most Serene Highness Cosimo de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Florence, Giunti, 1574. An extremely rare book on a princely funeral and ceremonial spectacle in Florence

[Borghini, Vincenzo]. Description of the Funeral Procession Held at the Funeral of His Most Serene Highness Cosimo de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Florence, Giunti, 1574. An extremely rare book on a princely funeral and ceremonial spectacle in Florence [Borghini, Vincenzo]. Description of the Funeral Procession Held at the Funeral of His Most Serene Lord Cosimo de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Florence, Giunti, 1574. Quarto (220 x 156 mm); [20] leaves. Title page with an architectural frame surmounted by the Medici coat of arms and a view of Florence at the bottom; portrait of Cosimo de’ Medici on the reverse of the title page, ornate initials, large printer’s mark at the colophon (decorative flourishes, woodworm hole at the lower margin with minimal loss of engraved text). Late 19th-century binding in half-parchment and colored paper. First edition, second printing without the errata. The description, commissioned by his son Francesco, is attributed, albeit with reservations, to Giovanni Battista Cini. Gamba, 2750. Extremely rare book on princely funerals and ceremonial pageantry in Florence