Historia mundi, denuo emendata [.].

PLINIUS MAJOR.-C. PLINII SECUNDI

Verlag: Hieronymum Froben, Apud inclytam Basileam; Basel, 1535

Beschreibung

[36]-671-[185] pp. FIRST EDITION commented by one of the most prestigious humanists of the 16th c., the Czech erudite Sigismond Gelenius, who worked his whole life for the Froben press and who was a great friend of ERASMUS (who wrote the preface). During centuries Plinius' masterpiece was considered to be the symbol of human cognition, a true sum of knowledge at that time. It develops the idea of sovereignty of nature and deals with cosmography, geography, natural sciences, medicine and geology. Neat copy with large margins and beautiful large historated initials, probably made by HOLBEIN. # Machiels P-996; # Contemporaries of Erasmus 84/85; # not in Adams, nor Soltész, nor Dibdin, nor STC German. Provenance : religious institution (handwritten mentions, label and stamps). Édition originale annotée par l'un des plus prestigieux humanistes du 16e s., l'érudit tchèque Sigismond Gélénius, grand ami d'Érasme (qui écrit la préface). 1 volumes. Top of spine repaired, boards scratched, wormhole, light foxing, dampstain. Overall good copy Contemporary ribbed leather spine, cloth corners , decorated paper boards. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 91008

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Titel: Historia mundi, denuo emendata [.].

Verlag: Hieronymum Froben, Apud inclytam Basileam; Basel

Erscheinungsdatum: 1535

Einband: Hardcover