This finely engraved original antique
frontispiece and portrait of
Antonio Albizzi was
published by him in the 1612 edition of
Principum Christianorum Stemmata.
Antonio Albizzi (lat : Antonius Albicius) was an
Italian jurist and genealogist, born in
Florence in 1547. In 1576 he was in the service of
Cardinal-Archduke Andreas of Austria. In 1585 he
converted to Lutheranism and spent the rest of his life
in the Protestant Imperial City of Kempten, where he
died in 1626. His most famous work was Principum
Christianorum Stemmata [Augsburg 1612], an unusual
collection of engravings showing the family trees of the
leading royal and noble houses of Europe of that time
(and unusually also including the genealogy of the
Turkish Emperors). The fine decorative engravings
include family trees, portraits and coats of arms and
are set against the backdrop of City views and panoramas
closely copied from the Civitates Orbis Terrarum
of Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg [1572-1618].
(Ref:
M&B; Tooley)
General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy & stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: - Green,
yellow, red, blue
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 17 1/4in x 11in (440mm x
280mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - Very light age toning
Verso: -
None
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