Giovio (Paolo) Novocomensis Vitae duodecim vicecomitum Mediolani principum. Ex Bibliotheca Regia, first edition in Latin, woodcut printer’s device on title, initials, and 10 large portraits of the dukes of Milan and other noble members of the Visconti family by Geoffry Tory, title and last leaf verso dust soiled, occasional spotting, slight marginal waterstaining to a few leaves, ex libris of Victor von Stedingk, later half vellum over marbled paper boards, a.e.r., soiled, [Renouard, p. 75.20; Mortimer, French, 248; Adams, G694], large 8vo, [Robert Estienne], Paris, 1549. *** A detailed biography of the Visconti family ruling in Milan from 1277 to 1447. Preface by the author, with dedicatory to Henri d'Orleans, Dauphin of France, dated 1547. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) was an Italian historian, author of historical works in Latin, and the owner of a famous art collection. Provenance. Victor von Stedingk (1751-1823) was a free lord and naval soldier from Pomerania.