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LONGUS, GEORGIUS [i. e., LONGHI, GIORGIO]. De anulis signatoriis antiquorum; sive, De vario obsignandi ritu tractatus. 3 woodcut illustrations of

LONGUS, GEORGIUS [i. e., LONGHI, GIORGIO]. De anulis signatoriis antiquorum; sive, De vario obsignandi ritu tractatus. 3 woodcut illustrations of rings on page 46. 16, 139 pages. 8vo, contemporary limp vellum, front hinge split; wormhole through outer margin of approximately 15 leaves affecting some sidenotes. Milan: apud her. quon. Pacifici Pointii & Joannem Baptistam Piccaleum, 1615

  • Notes: first edition. "One of the earliest monographs on finger-rings, especially treating the history, development, uses, and significance of rings as used for official purposes or as seals, with appropriate remarks from earlier authors inserted in the text"--Sinkankas 4036.

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