1517 Ausonius ALDINE 1ed Ancient Roman Poetry Aldus Homer Periochae Venice RARE
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 1517 Aldine edition of the works of Ausonius is considered to be quite desirable!
1517 Ausonius ALDINE 1ed Ancient Roman Poetry Aldus Homer Periochae Venice RARE
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 1517 Aldine edition of the works of Ausonius is considered to be quite desirable!
Item number: #26585
Price: $2500
AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus
Ausonius
Venetiis: In ædibus Aldi et Andreæ soceri, 1517. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- 107 leaves, [2]
- Signatures: A-O4
- References: USTC 811535; Adams A 2278
- Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Robert Walsingham Martin
- Robert Walsingham Martin (1871-1961) was a New York banker and bibliophile. As a member of the Grolier Club, he held an impressive collection of illuminated manuscripts and early printings of Elizabethan classics, including early Aldine imprints. He also especially enjoyed gathering works with fine and decorative bindings.
- Language: Latin
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~6.25in X 4.25in (15.5cm x 10.5cm)
- VERY rare, valuable, and desirable
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26585
Categories
Classical Greco-Roman
Literature
Authors
AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus
Printing Date
16th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete