Ritratti et elogii di capitani illustri
Subtitle: che ne' secoli moderni hanno gloriosamente guerreggiato
By: Descritti da Giulio Roscio, Monsig. Agostino Mascardi, Fabio Leonida, Ottavio Tronsarelli, & altri
Contributors: Engelbert, Wolffgang, 1610-1673. former owner; Fideicommisbibliothek (Ljubljana, Slovenia); Neatham Mill Library (Alton, England)
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: Ad instanza di Filippo de' Rossi, nella stampa del Mascardi
Published: 1647
Place of publication: In Roma
Language: ita
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Military biography; Generals; Biography
Other titles: Ritratti et elogii di capitani illvstri.
Notes: Added, engraved title page reads: Ritratti et elogii di capitani illvstri.

First edition printed Rome, 1635.

Roman date of publication appears after the name of the bookseller and the name of the printer on title page.

"Con licenza de' svperiori" appears after Roman date of publication and the name of the printer on title page.

There is an issue printed in Rome by Agostino Mascardi for Filippo de' Rossi in 1646 with a dedication and prefatory matter written by Pompolio Totti.

This edition has identical imprint with a ms. Roman numeral "I" added to the date; dedication, p. [7-8], 1st count, dated and signed: Roma il di 7. aprile 1647. Filippo de' Rossi; the dedication and prefatory matter written by Pompilio Totti has not been reprinted in this issue.

Contains brief biographies of military leaders, with engraved portraits.

Includes a brief biography and engraved portrait of Christopher Columbus on p. 197-198.

Signatures: pi⁴ (pi1, pi2 versos blank) A-3E⁴

Includes index.

Engraved printer's ornament on title page; head and tail pieces; initials; engraved coat of arms of Louis XIV on verso of dedication leaf, p. [5-6], 1st count.

Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek, C126.

European Americana 647/147.