The Papal Navy, Volume VI by Alberto Guglielmotti (Italian) Hardcover Book
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The Papal Navy, Volume VI by Alberto Guglielmotti (Italian) Hardcover Book. Author Alberto Guglielmotti, Jellicoe Ai. Hardcover edition. In English-language publishing, that territory is still thinly held. This edition exists to close that gap without flattening the original book into a modern paraphrase. The Papal Navy, Volume VI by Alberto Guglielmotti, Jellicoe Ai Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A facsimile bilingual edition of Storia della marina pontificia. Publisher Description Hardcover edition. The Papal Navy, Volume VI: Marcantonio Colonna at Lepanto, 1570-1573. This bilingual Warships & Navies edition preserves 451 original-language facsimile pages from Storia della marina pontificia, then frames the volume in English for collectors, researchers, and naval-history readers. This volume restores an important segment of Storia della marina pontificia, one of the major documentary works in non-English naval historiography. It also provides scholarly back-of-book indexes of persons, places, events, and ships, turning the facsimile into a practical research tool for tracing actors, theaters, campaigns, and vessels. This edition also includes Most Important Passages Translated, a curated set of twenty substantial excerpts rendered into modern English with a trace of period flavor, so readers can enter Storia della marina pontificia through its decisive scenes, arguments, and descriptions before or alongside the facsimile. The Papal Navy, Volume VI, drawn from Storia della marina pontificia, is worth keeping in circulation because it preserves a serious documentary treatment of the Lepanto campaign and the fusion of galley warfare, alliance politics, and Catholic military prestige. In English-language publishing, that territory is still thinly held. Important works survive in library scans or specialist reference lists, yet remain practically invisible to the broader circle of readers who would value them. This edition exists to close that gap without flattening the original book into a modern paraphrase. We expect the book to matter most to collectors of Mediterranean naval history, scholars of crusade and church-state politics, and readers interested in overlooked maritime institutions. For that readership, the attraction is not novelty for its own sake but access to a work that still carries archival density, historiographical personality, and shelf-worthy physical presence. The value of a facsimile classic lies in the encounter with the book as book: its original language, pacing, typography, and sense of documentary weight. That encounter is part of the intellectual experience, not an obstacle to it. Our editorial choices follow that principle. The facsimile core remains intact in the original language and preserves approximately 451 source pages. Instead of substituting reset translation, we add English framing matter that helps the reader understand what kind of work this is, where it sits in naval history, and how to move through it intelligently. The goal is guidance, not replacement: enough apparatus to open the book, but not so much intervention that the source disappears. Details ISBN 1608888851 ISBN-13 9781608888856 Title The Papal Navy, Volume VI Author Alberto Guglielmotti, Jellicoe Ai Format Hardcover Year 2026 Pages 502 Publisher Warships and Navies GEItemID:178750931; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
