Diego de Saavedra Fajardo's Idea de vn principe politico christiano (1655). Pp. 662-663
Title
Diego de Saavedra Fajardo's Idea de vn principe politico christiano (1655). Pp. 662-663
Description
After the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and following the end of the English Civil Wars, Spain and England begin their respective histories as modern states: politics are now separated from religion and both enjoy independent sovereignties. The engraved emblem shows a beehive in the mouth of a dead lion and the motto 'The fruits of war.' Published during the Thirty Years War, its meaning turns enigmatic: is war, after all, the necessary means to achieve peace?
Source
Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, Idea de vn principe politico christiano representada en cien empresas (En Valencia, por Geronimo Vilagrasa, a costa de Mateu Regil, 1655)
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Original Format
Early imprint. [16], 694 [i.e. 692] p.: il.; 4º
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