Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY. GIOVIO, PAOLO. Pauli Iovii Novocomensis episcopi nucerini illustrium virorum vitae. Quibus nunc accesserunt turcarum imperatorum vitae, eodem autore, ex italico in latinum conuersae, cum gemino indice. Tomus primus. Basel, per Henricum Petri et Petrum Pernam, 1567.
8vo. 170 x 117 mm. 893, (1) pp. Tooled contemporary vellum. Later handwritten labels on spine. Clasps missing. Damp in margins throughout. Inscription from library on first 2 leaves.
First volume of 2. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) was an Italian physician, bishop and collector of art. He wrote extensively about contemporary history, especially the Italian wars. He is alleged to have blackmailed those he portrayed, exaggerating traits of immorality if he wasn´t paid.
Provenance: From the library of Ove Hassler (1904-1987), Dean in Linköping, Sweden, and his son, Eivind Hassler (1939-2009).
