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[GREEK ANTHOLOGY]

Selecta epigrammata ex Florilegio et alia quaedam ex veteribus poetis comicis potissimum, Latino item carmine conversa
Rome
B. Zannetti
1608
€500 - €600

16mo, 363-[5] pp. Woodcut Jesuit device on title. Contemp. elaborately gold-tooled sheep, geometric outer border, corner fleurons with tiny faces, central panels with design built up from repetition of stars, dolphins, half moons and ermine spots surrounding the central medallion bearing crossed keys beneath a canopy and above initials 'S R' [Sacra Rota?], evidence of cloth ties, a.e.g. (traces of use, spine wormed and sl. damaged). Very good copy

"Selections from the Greek Anthology, classical Latin as well as Neo-Latin authors (incl. esp. Thomas Morus, but also Erasmus [as 'E.R.'], Petrus Aegidius, Politianus, Marullus) compiled for Jesuit school use. Charming copy in a nice Roman binding. Ref. DBS IX:1308 (later related collections). - USTC 4033439 (BL and Italian libraries). - Not in Erasmus Online, Gibson (More). Prov. Ownership entry on front flyleaf 'James Hutton 1934' (1902-1980, author of ""The Greek Anthology in Italy"", 1935)"

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