La storia del governo di Venezia
By: del signor Amelotto della Houssaia
Publisher: Appresso Pietro del Martello [i.e. P. Muguet?]
Published: 1681
Place of publication: In Colonia [Cologne, i.e. Paris?]
Language: ita
Subjects: Politics and government; History; Economic aspects; Discovery and exploration
Other titles: Supplimento alla Storia del governo di Venezia.
Work titles: Histoire du gouvernement de Venise
Notes: False imprint. Probably printed in Paris by P. Muguet. Cf. Parenti.

Views the discovery of America as a cause of the economic decline of Venice; Christopher Columbus is mentioned in the text.

Each part has separate dated title page.

Part 3 has title: Supplimento alla Storia del governo di Venezia.

Translation of: Histoire du gouvernement de Venise, first printed in Paris, 1676-1677.

Pagination: pt. 1: [16], 247, [25] p.; pt. 2: [28], 72, 72-147 [i.e. 165], 168-251, 253-295, [3] p.; pt. 3: 240, [8] p.

Signatures: pt. 1: pi⁸ (pi1, pi2, pi8 versos blank) A-L¹² M⁴ (M4 blank); pt. 2: [dagger]¹² ([dagger]1 verso blank) 2[dagger]² A-M¹² M⁴ (M3 verso, M4 blank); pt. 3: A-K¹² L⁴ (L4 verso blank)

Includes index at end of part 1.

Woodcut printer's ornament on title page.

Parenti, M. Stampa falsi, 54.

Michel, S.P. Rép. des ouvrages imprimés en langue italienne, I:42.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 681/6.