[ΓΝΩΣΤΙΚΟΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΞΙΩΜΑΤΩΝ]- Notitia Dignitatum, Notitia Dignitatum Imperii Romani cum Orientis tum Occidentis ultra Arcadii Honorri tempora... Lugduni 1608 Third edition, but this one very richly illustrated. FOLIO, 17th century leather over boards rubbed, joints split, upper cover almost detached, covers tired. Complete: engraved devices on titles, 222p., 35p.[10], hundreds of woodcut ornamental vignettes and initials and one hundred three (103) (approx. 15x15cm or 15x10cm each) woodcut illustrations depicting views, costumes, maps, personification of cities and provinces, battles etc, text clean and bright, overall very good. The famous Notitia Dignitatum, in this rare edition so richly illustrated, is a fundamental geographical source of the early Byzantine Empire.Other works are included in this publication as the very important 4th century anonymous work: Descriptio Orbis Constantinopolitani, our unique source for the original appearance of 4th century Constantinople, the Descriptio Illyrici Provinciarum, a rare geographical work for Greece and the Balkans, as well as the Descriptio Orbis Romae. The Notitia Dignitatum is a very extent official document which describes all the administrative organization of the early Byzantine Empire of late 4th- early 5th century, covering the East and most of the west part of the Empire. It describes provincial governments, diplomatic missions, army units and stations as well as thousands offices. Therefore, it is a unique geographical and historical source. All these superb woodcuts recreate the sumptuous environment of the original manuscript.