Discorso della religione antica de Romani
Subtitle: insieme vn'altro Discorso della castrametatione, et disciplina militare, bagni, & essercitij antichi di detti Romani
By: composti in franzese dal s. Guglielmo Choul, gentilhuomo lionese & bagly delle montagne del Delfinato, et tradotti in toscano da m. Gabriel Simeoni fiorentino. Illustrati di medaglie & figure, tirate de i marmi antichi, quali si trouano à Roma, & nella Francia
Contributors: Simeoni, Gabriele, 1509-1575; Eskrich, Pierre, ca. 1530-ca. 1590
Publisher: Appresso Gvglielmo Rovillio
Published: 1569
Place of publication: In Lione
Language: ita
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Religion; Early works to 1800; Baths; Army
Work titles: Discours de la religion des anciens Romains
Notes: The second discourse has special t.p., with title: Discorso sopra la castrametatione et disciplina militare de Romani, con i bagni & essercitij antichi de Greci & Romani...

Guillaume Rouillé's device on both t.p.'s (eagle and 2 snakes). Du Choul's arms on both t.p. versos. Ill. in 1st title largely taken from Roman coins. Those in 2nd title mostly full page. Ill. attributed to Pierre Eskrich; see Mortimer. Folded "Figvra del campo de Romani" bound after p. 56, 2nd title. Headpieces, initials.

Mortimer, R.  French 16th-cent., 180, 181 (French eds. of 1556-1557)

Copy 2 lacks the folded plate of a Roman camp.

Binding, c. 1: later vellum. Foredges turned down over text block.  Title in gilt on green goatskin spine label. 1569 written at foot of t.p. Copy 2: 19th-century marbled paper, half calf. Author and title in gilt on spine label. Page edges sprinkled red and brown. At lower left corner of front pastedown is binder's ticket of J. Sutherland, Edinburgh.

Signature on t.p. of c. 2, imperfectly obliterated (?Don Francesco ?Capecelino).