Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June-July 1908
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/248
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INCUNABULA (VENEzIA)—continued. 133, 1491. Juvenalis. Satyrae, cum commentariis D. Calderini et G. | Vallae ay\ Py Hain *9704, Proctor 5265. 118 ll. roman: characters, with =f Greek passages. [Johannes Rubeus (Second Press)]. e. 1486. Justinus et Florus Hain 9655, Proctor 5120. 67 Il. roman characters. 1490. Scriptores Historiae Augustae Hain *14563, Proctor 5127. 100 Il. roman characters. The 3 works in 1 vol. old calf on oak boards, vellum back folio *,* A few slight wormholes in the Juvenal, and the inner margins of four of the leaves in the “Scriptores” slightly torn. «< 134 1491. Juvenalis. Satyrae, cum commentariis D. Calderini et G. es Vallae, half bound sm. folio a) Hain *9704, Proctor 5265. 118 ll. roman characters, with passages in Greek characters. Very slightly wormed, otherwise Seca ( fine copy. fi 135 1495. Diomedes. De arte grammatica, etc. limp vellum Solio y Hain *6219, Proctor 5269. 8411. roman characters, with ly . /, passages in Greek. Fine copy, with many MS. marginal notes by ‘iia Musurus ? '#* 136 1495. Lucretius. De rerum natura, half vellum 4to Hain *10283, Proctor 5271. 130 11. roman characters. ‘‘The importance of this copy is due to the fact that it is evidently AVANCIUS’ exemplar, WITH HIS MS. CORRECTIONS WRITTEN IN 1499, and was used as the basis for Aldus’ edition of 1500, which Avancius prepared for the press. Marcus Musurus has also added marginal notes, and copied them on blank sheets at the beginning of the book, doubtless for use in the revised edition of 1515.” These sheets are headed “ Hieronymi Avantii Veronensis Lucretii emendationes.” The marginal notes are cut into, and there is a poorly floriated capital on leaf aii. Giovanni Battista, of Sessa. (Second Press.) 137 1499. Valla (Laurentius) Elegantie de lingua latina; de pronomine Sui ad Joannem Tortelium ; lima quedam per Antonium Manci- . nellum, webound sm. folio 3 Hain 15822, not in Proctor. 85 ll. roman characters, title in 4 ta gothic. Elegant woodcut device on title (cat carrying a mouse), / printer’s mark at end, and woodcut initials. Leaves Lv and vI and M1 have a small hole through the middle, and the verso of L v1 iN has a piece of blank paper pasted over a large portion, completely Vu hiding the text. VERY RARE.
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