1517 Ausonius ALDINE 1ed Ancient Roman Poetry Aldus Homer Periochae Venice RARE

AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus

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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.

 

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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