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Apparato all'historia di tutte le nationi. Et il modo di studiare la geografia.

Possevino, Antonio, 1533 or 1534-1611 · 1598 · In Venetia, : presso Gio. Battista Ciotti Senese. Al segno dell'aurora. · 14 pictures

A 1598 Venetian printed book by Antonio Possevino, a Jesuit scholar, offering an introduction to the histories of all nations and how to study geography, aimed at students and readers of history. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initials, each a large letter framed by foliage, scrollwork and small figures, which a designer could adapt for ornamental capitals and historical borders.

Historiography · Geography -- Study and teaching

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