Georg. Dissertationes historicae et politicae.

by HORN

£550 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

History and Politics from India to Mexico HORN, Georg. Dissertationes historicae et politicae. Leiden: Franciscus Hackius . 1655. 12mo. Late seventeenth-century mottled calf, boards double-filleted in gilt, fleurs-de-lys cornerpieces, centrepiece incorporating Christogram ‘IHS’ and Three Nails, spine gilt in compartments with crowned dolphin and fleur-de-lis gouge at foot (Olivier pl. 2522 fer 17, see below ), edges sprinkled red; pp. [16], 389, [27 (index)]; title-page engraved, woodcut initials, head-, and tailpieces; upper hinge with 60-mm split but holding firm; minute abrasion to upper board, corners worn, tailcap chipped, subtle restoration to endcaps and joints at head; the occasional small spot, light toning to first and final ff.; overall a very good, crisp copy; early ownership inscription ‘Colleg[ium] Rotomag[ensis] Societ[atis] Jesu’ in brown ink to title ( see below ). First edition of this uncommon collection of essays on history and politics by the Protestant historian Georg Horn, our copy bound for the library of the Jesuit College of Rouen. Georg Horn (Georgius Hornius, 1620–1670), a German Protestant scholar and professor of history at the universities of Harderwijk and Leiden, was among the most widely read historical writers of the Dutch Golden Age. His Dissertationes historicae et politicae gathers essays on a wide range of subjects, including the origins of the Batavians, the Aztec Empire, democracy and aristocracy, India and Vasco da Gama, and the rise

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