211 - The Statutes of Agriculture. Rome, Stamperia Camerale, 1718. Splendid 18th-century binding in red morocco leather

The Statutes of Agriculture. Rome, Stamperia Camerale, 1718. Splendid 18th-century binding in red morocco leather The Statutes of Agriculture. Rome, Stamperia Camerale, 1718. Quarto (238 x 175 mm); [16], 424, [8], 180, [28] pages. 7 copper engravings in the text depicting crickets (the allegorical frontispiece is missing; sporadic stains.) Contemporary red morocco leather binding, with a double frame of fillets on the covers and fleurons at the corners; spine with 5 raised bands and title in gold. Important statutes divided into 89 chapters regulating every aspect of agricultural activity. It includes the original Latin text from 1566 and the Italian translation, accompanied by numerous annotations and practical guidelines for their application. The Statutes played a fundamental role in the development of agriculture in the Papal States, and this edition—which traces and expands upon their evolution since the 16th century—constitutes a significant document of public administration and agricultural economics. Splendid eighteenth-century red morocco binding