Note: | FIRST EDITION of Rycquius's guide to the Capitoline Hill, published shortly after Rycquius returned home following six years spent in Rome and Perugia.
Ref. Vanderhaeghen, Bib. gantoise n° 734. (Devant la première page doit se trouver une grande planche gravée représentant le vieux Capitole. Cette planche manque à quelques exemplaires.)
Provenance: William Trumbull Esq., armorial bookplate (perhaps William Trumbull, c. 1580-1635, resident in Brussels for James I, or his son William, 1594-1668, or his son Sir William, 1639-1716, an ambassador who is known to have amassed a substantial library of around 2,500 books) |