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1701 · Best.-Nr. 685P7 — Ferrara: Appresso Bernardino Pomatelli 1701. Vellum. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. A very scarce early Italian history on the city of Comacchio in Ferrara illustrated here with a beautiful folding plate of the town and more plates and in-text engravings. In the original Italian. A very scarce work. Illustrated with an engraved title page a folding plate two plates and ten in-text engravings. Collated complete.Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries. Register runs as 1 8 6 A-Kk8 Ll6. In a vellum binding. An early history on Comacchio. An extensive history of the town of Comacchio a commune of Emilia Romagna in Italy in the province of Ferrara. The town was founded about two thousand years ago. Comacchio was governed first by the Exarchate of 'Ravenna' then by the Duchy of Ferrara' eventually being returned as part of the territories of there Papal States. It was the seat of a Lombard duchy being prosperous under the Goths and Lombards. It owed its fortune to the salt pans and its important location. Comacchio has some beautiful examples of both religious and civil architecture including the Comacchio Cathedral. Written by Giovanni Francesco Ferro though the work is sometimes to his uncle Bartolomeo Ferro. The work is dedicated to Pope Clement XI. In a full vellum binding. Externally with discolouration and marking to the boards and spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small amount of loss to the spine label. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot. Very small hole to the folding plate. Small amount of loss to leaf C1 to the head affecting two words of text very lightly to leaf D1 affecting six words lightly to leaf D3 affecting ten words E1 affecting nine words E3 affecting eight words F1 affecting seven words F3 affecting six words. Printing error to leaf Q5 affecting roughly nine words. Very Good Appresso Bernardino Pomatelli hardcover