1517 Ausonius 1ed Ancient Roman Poetry Homer Florence Giunta Periochae Mosella
Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a 4th-century Roman poet who is best known for his poem ‘Mosella’ – a description of the French river the Moselle. This edition of the works of Ausonius was published in Florence in 1517 and includes his most important works such as ‘Epigrams’, ‘Edyllium’, and ‘Periochae’ – a prose summary of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Ausonius’s works provide an account of what daily life was like in Ancient Rome.
This first Giunta edition of the works of Ausonius is considered to be quite valuable – and according to the USTC, only one copy exists in any North American institution.
1517 Ausonius 1ed Ancient Roman Poetry Homer Florence Giunta Periochae Mosella
Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a 4th-century Roman poet who is best known for his poem ‘Mosella’ – a description of the French river the Moselle. This edition of the works of Ausonius was published in Florence in 1517 and includes his most important works such as ‘Epigrams’, ‘Edyllium’, and ‘Periochae’ – a prose summary of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Ausonius’s works provide an account of what daily life was like in Ancient Rome.
This first Giunta edition of the works of Ausonius is considered to be quite valuable – and according to the USTC, only one copy exists in any North American institution.
Item number: #26343
Price: $1500
AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus
Ausonii Galli poetae disertissimi omnia opera nuper maxima diligentia recognita atque excusa
Florentiae: Sumptu Philippi Iuntae, 1517. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- 103 leaves, [2]
- Signatures: A-N8
- References: USTC 811536; Adams A 2278
- Language: Latin
- Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
- Size: ~7in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 11cm)
- Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons between $2200-$3600
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26343
Categories
Classical Greco-Roman
Literature
Authors
AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus
Printing Date
16th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete