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DIODORUS SICULUS

Bibliothecae historicae libri XV. [...]. Adiecta his sunt [...] fragmenta quaedam Sebastiano Castalione [...] correctore, partim interprete [...]
Basel
Heinrich Petri
1559, August
€450 - €600

Folio: [36]-715-[1] pp. Woodcut mark at the end. Beautiful historiated woodcut initials. (toned, occasional spotting, bottom corner dampstained, tear in blank top corner of title, old repairs to tear in bottom corner of title). 19th. c. calf, gilt titled spine with 5 raised bands, red sp. edges, marbled endpapers. Very good copy

Latin version of Diodorus' historical writings, edited by the ill-fated humanist theologian Sebastian Castellio (1515-1563). Diodorus was a Sicilian Greek historian. Of the forty books written by him only 15 survived (1-5 and 11-20).
Ref. VD16 D-1829. - Adams D-473

Humanism History