1541 De magistratibus Atheniensium liber antique ATHENIAN MAGISTRATES 16th CENT.

img{max-width:100%} Postel, GuillaumeDe magistratibus Atheniensium liber(The Athenian Magistrates) Venezia: Nicolini da Sabbio, 1541Size 4 by 5 3/4" 19th century paperback76 lvs (=152 pp)Very good interior except 1 missing leaf (pre-praefatio), repair on the reinforced title page , and period ink crossed half of page 4Text in Italian -------------------------------Guillaume Postel (1510 –  1581) was a French linguist, astronomer, Christian Kabbalist, diplomat, polyglot, professor, religious universalist, and writer.Born in the village of Barenton in Normandy, Postel made his way to Paris to further his education. While studying at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, he became acquainted with Ignatius of Loyola and many of the men who would become the founders of the Society of Jesus, retaining a lifelong affiliation with them. He entered Rome in the novitiate of the Jesuits in March 1544, but left on December 9, 1545 before making religious vows.============================== Powered by 's e