De Bry - "Title page to Americae Pars Sexta" 1596 - Atahualpa - Inca - Pizarro books Provenance: Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1945)

Provenance: Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1945) – Japanese art collector and dealer

religion was the most important part of nearly every person's life

Music on 4 lines with Gregorian chant notation and 6 staves per page

leaf 4 - Psalm 68 v35 - 72 v5

Bindinged bumped and rubed with loss of upper spine

De Bry - "Title page to Americae Pars Sexta" 1596 - Atahualpa - Inca - Pizarro books Provenance: Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1945)Title page "Americae Pars Sexta" Original Copperplate Engraving Theodore De Bry Page 9. 5 x 13 inches (23 x 33cm) 1596 (This image is from the Latin 1st Edition) Good condition some yellow toning to upper right area of page and marks to page. Good margins. Verso blank This is the original title page from Part 6 of De Bry's famous set of "Grands Voyages". This part contained a description of the Americas by Girolamo Benzoni. A native of Milan, Benzoni