[Rarebooks] FS: Cartari's famous work on ancient deities w/Pignoria's additions on Mexico & Japan. Padua: 1615

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Cartari, Vincenzo. LE VERE E NOVE IMAGINI de Gli Dei Delle Antichi... Da Lorenzo Pignoria... Aggiontevi le Annotationii Medesimo Sopra Tutta L'Opera, & un Discorso Intorno le Deita dell' Indie Orientali, & Occidentali... Padova: Pietro Paolo Tozzi. 1615. 4to. 2 parts in 1. (32),576;(4),lxiii,(1)pp. Woodcut on title, and text (both parts) with 226 woodcuts, an iconography of the deities of the ancient world, and 2 folding woodcut plates. Orig. mottled calf, ornately gilt spine. Some very minor text worming, and light, faded soiling, at the top inner margin of the final leaves, but overall a very nice copy.    $2,000.00 (trade discount allowed)

This is the first edition of Cartari's famous work to have added Lorenzo Pignoria's (1571-1631) second part titled, "Seconda Parte delle Imagini de gli Dei Indiani." It contains descriptions & images of Mexican and Japanese divinities.

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