Grida Sopra le Ultime Impositioni Fatte per Pagare la Soldatesca

Publication date: 1656

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB

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Piacenza: Per li Stampatori Camerali, 1656. Rare. Only Known Copy of a 1656 Proclamation of Taxes to Support Piacenza's Army [Broadside]. [Taxation]. [Italy]. Grida Sopra le Ultime Impositioni Fatte per Pagare la Soldatesca. Piacenza: Per li Stampatori Camerali, 1656. 20-1/2" x 15" broadside, printed on one side, text in two columns separated by vertical rule below headline and woodcut arms of Piacenza. Moderate toning, faint dampstaining in places, vertical and horizontal fold lines, a few chips and short tears to edges, paper repairs to edges and verso, minor loss to a few letters of text near center at intersection of fold line, faint bleed-through from inscription to verso. $450. * This proclamation introduced a new tax on chimneys and additional taxes on food and wine to support Piacenza's army. It was issued shortly after a major plague epidemic in Italy 1655-1656, which had strained a treasury already depleted by decades of economic stagnation. This broadside is rare; we were not able to locate another copy in the standard printed or online catalogues.…

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Title
Grida Sopra le Ultime Impositioni Fatte per Pagare la Soldatesca
Author
Broadside; Taxation; Italy
Publication year
1656
Illustrator
Piacenza: Per li Stampatori Camerali, 1656. Rare
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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. specializes in all aspects of law and legal history. Our publication program offers reprints of over 800 landmark works as well as original books. We invite offers of antiquarian, scholarly and current practice materials. Founded in 1983, we currently serve thousands of individuals and institutions worldwide. Law books - Out of print, Scholarly, Rare, and Reprints of Legal Classics. We also handle secondhand primary and secondary source material for practicing lawyers. Generally someone is available Monday-Friday 9:00 - 6:00PM(Eastern Time). Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.…

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