Lot N. 243
[Manuali Hoepli] Jacopo Gelli – Codice Cavalleresco Italiano
Milan, Ulrico Hoepli Editore – Libraio della Real Casa, 1900.
Description:
Volume from the renowned Manuali Hoepli series. Ninth revised edition. Original publisher’s binding in full red cloth with gilt titles and decorative tooling on the front cover and spine.
About the work:
A fundamental work by Gelli, Italy’s leading authority on dueling and codes of honor. The manual codifies the rules for chivalric disputes and the procedures for dueling in late 19th-century Italy.
Condition:
Well-preserved copy. The red cloth retains good color vibrancy, and the gilt lettering remains clearly legible.