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[HISTORY] - Chivalric Wisdom: The Alphabet of the Perfect Knight (c. 1700) - [ANONYMOUS] – “Sentenze et eruditioni cavalleresche ordinali riportate per alfabeto. Italy, end of 17th c. – early 18th c.). Manuscript on paper, in 4to (mm. 275x195), 2 gatherings stitched, with title on the first leaf, text in italian by a single hand, cursive handwriting by a single hand, some small spots but in good condition; text on 33 lines, altogether 43 leaves + 1 smaller leaf, quires 1(28), 2(15+1)., a few leaves left blanks. An interesting short treatise containing a collection of sayings and sentences, alphabetically arranged, taken from various authors around the ethics of chivalry and the figure of the perfect knight. The present manuscript is sold with an export license from Italy.