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1492réf. 62206Milan: Philippus de Mantegatiis 1492. Fine. Philippus de Mantegatiis Milan s. d. après le 8 avril 1492 et s. d. 1493 20.80 x 13.80 cm relié Oratio in funere Laurentii de Medicis habita. With an autograph letter signed by Piero II de' Medici to Dionigi PucciPhilippus de Mantegatiis Milan n. d. after April 8 1492 208 x 138 cm 8 f. Sig: a8 later morocco & for the letter n. d. 1493 22 x 30 cm 1 page and a few lines on a folded leave First edition of the eulogy of Lorenzo de' Medici said by Aurelio Bienato bishop of Martorano Catanzaro Calabria on 16 April 1492 in the church of Santa Maria la Nuova in Florence eight days after the prince died. This eulogy is followed by a short eight-verse poem. This is the only printed eulogy of Lorenzo the Magnificent John McManamon Funeral Oratory and the Cultural Ideals of Italian Humanism 1989. 19th century binding full red morocco. Several brackets and handwritten notes from then. Ex-libris of Prince Piero Ginori Conti 1865-1939 an Italian businessman and politician on the first pastedown. Ex-libris of Gianni de Marco's Library. Opposing a complete different approach from the usual laudatory praises Aurelio Bienato introduces Lorenzo the Magnificent as a modern prince a European model a patron of arts and literature but also a guarantor for peace in Italy. The purpose of his text is above all political: he underlines and praises the recent diplomatic ties between Florence and Naples enabling Lorenzo the Magnificent to establish his power over the Florentine city. This volume comes with an autograph letter signed by Piero de' Medici son of Lorenzo the Magnificent addressed to Dionigi Pucci himself a diplomat and friend of the sender. 28 lines written in a fine and slim writing. Address of the recipient at the back of the second leaf. Wax seal marks. Light brown spotting. In this letter Piero the Unfortunate claims his allegiance to Ferdinand II of Aragon king of Naples. Actually as he was writing this letter he had already reached a neutrality agreement with Charles VIII King of France who was about to capture by force the realm of Naples he considered his. Despite this agreement Piero II de' Medici was nonetheless compelled to surrender unconditionally and seek exile in Venice: this is the beginning of the first Italian war. In two years on the throne he destroyed everything the Medici dynasty had built during the former century. Rare collection of documents evoking the climax and the dawn of decay of the mighty Medici dynasty the most influential family of the Italian Renaissance. Philippus de Mantegatiis unknown
1420réf. 36957Folio Society 2014 2016. 8vo. with frontispiece and 9 coloured plates; pictorial cloth gilt back a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
1461réf. 217587Peking.: China Welfare Institute. Vol. VIII. Nos. 1-4 6-121959. A broken run of 11 issues of the magazine China Reconstructs 1959. Issue 5 May 1959 is missing. All are in original coloured pictorial wrappers profusely illustrated throughout in black and white with some colour photographic illustrations usually 40pp. Number 12 includes an index for the full year. Text in English except for Language Corner 30.5 x 23cm. Some occasional wear to spines. Some insect damage to a few leaves in places else in very good condition. This influential magazine was established by Soong Ching-ling in 1949. Published in 6 languages including Arabic and Chinese the purpose was to present a very positive view of Chinese life and culture to the outside world. Articles in these issues include many of educational and cultural interest: Making Documentary Films in China Merging Factory and School Peking After 10 Years Checkerboard of Canals Women of the Communes How We Dug More Coal Than Britain Opening an Imperial Tomb New Blossoms On An Old Tree Szechuan Opera is Reborn Tibetan Serfdom Nears Its End "The Philanthropist" by Lao Sheh Pottery Tomb Figures Learning from Ancient China's Medicine The Traditional Theatre Today Tracing the Thread of the Past The Great Decade - A Prelude to Progress Yet Greater with a pictorial fold-out. Articles of particular historical significance at the beginning of the Great Leap Forward include: A Leap That Has Made History Lushan's "Pig-Iron" Sputnik A Glorious Era: A Glorious People with a photographic illustration of Soong Ching Ling near the furnace set up in her garden The Building of a Giant How China Gets High Farm Yields Back Street Rolling Mill New View of Water Conservancy The Race for Electric Power Economic Achievements The Bumper Crop Charter The Leap Forward Continues The New Trend in Local Steel Manufacture and more. Issue Number 12 has an index for the whole year inserted. . China Welfare Institute. unknown
1419réf. 218250Number 2411. February 141955. 2 photographic illustrations 53.5 x 38cm text in traditional Chinese characters. Browning a few washi repairs good condition. This edition of the People's Daily celebrates the 5th anniversary of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed in 1950 with congratulatory messages the text of speeches on cooperation details of USSR's assistance to China and explanations about why China had been lagging behind industrially and economically. Although privately less than happy with some aspects of the treaty China had to appear enthusiastic in the public arena. The talking-up of China's relationship with the USSR would have been seen as essential at this time; just a month prior the US had signed a Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China and drawn up the 'Formosa Resolution' authorising the use of US forces to defend Taiwan. The front page features a wide-angle photographic illustration of the celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Soviet Treat of Friendship Alliance and Mutual Assistance; in the front row L to R are Chen Shutong Dong Biwu Shen Junru Lin Boqu Liu Shaoqi Song Qinlin Guo Moruo Luo Maijin Russian Delegate Zhou Enali Li Jishen Wu Yuzhang Peng Zhen and Huang Yanpei. Includes the text of a speech by Song Qingling. . unknown
