Macrobius macrobii aur theodosii (2 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Arnoldi Dovde, Cornelii Driehvysen, Lugduni Batavorum, 1670, 7-1/2 x4-3/4 , (30,702)pp. + index a few duplicate pages bound in at end. rebound in ornate gilt leather spine, marbled boards, chipped leather, hinges cracked, index waterstained but not text, contents ow VG $.

Calf. Zustand: Good. New Edition. FIRST English printing: XXX pp + 491 pages & 54 page series of indeces, imprimatur leaf before title, copper engraved full page half-title, title printed in red & black, several pages have ink marked marginal verse notes, two woodcuts also noted in the text, printed on hand-made paper, a couple of age brown spots in a couple of margins otherwise condition of the book very good, old 17th/18 century panel calf worn, corners rubbed and boards showing at the spine and corners also, octavo. 1694. Notes: The work "Auri Theodosii Macrobii, v. cl. & Inlustris" refers to the works of the Roman author Macrobius [Last of the Roman Pagan writers c400AD], whose main works are the Saturnalia and Cicero's Commentary on the Somnium Scipionis . These works are important because they saved fragments and opinions from texts that have now been lost. Comprises; Saturnalia: It is a collection of discussions from a banquet (symposium) held during the Saturnalia festival. The discussions cover topics such as grammar, philology, mythology, and history. also" Commentary on the Dream of Scipio".…