CAOURSIN, Guillaume
Historiae Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio, Ulm: Johann Reger, October 24, 1496.
CAOURSIN'S ACCOUNT OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE'S SIEGE OF RHODES, 1496 FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION, WITH 36 BEAUTIFUL AND DRAMATIC FULL-PAGE WOODCUTS
First illustrated edition of this famous incunable on the 1480 Siege of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire, defended by the Knights Hospitallers; the 36 large and beautiful woodcuts were prepared specifically for this book. This is the first and only collected edition of Caoursin's works, and includes the first appearance in print of seven of the nine tracts gathered in this volume. A fine copy of this rare incunable, handsomely bound in full morocco by "Capé. Masson-Debonnelle Srs" of Paris.
First illustrated edition of this famous incunable on the 1480 Siege of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire, defended by the Knights Hospitallers; the 36 large and beautiful woodcuts were prepared specifically for this book. This is the first and only collected edition of Caoursin's works, and includes the first appearance in print of seven of the nine tracts gathered in this volume. A fine copy of this rare incunable, handsomely bound in full morocco by "Capé. Masson-Debonnelle Srs" of Paris.
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