MACROBIUS, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius

In-folio, [5], CXLVI ff, beautiful woodcut border around the title-page, with biblical scenes. Lacking ff. 139 & 144. Woodcut initials and woodcut diagrams in text. Woodcut printers device at the end (lower margin cut, soiled). A few brown stains, some small marginal tears. Ref. VD16 C 3638.; Adams M 60. This work, written by Ambrosius Macrobius, is a commentary on Cicero's ""Dream of Scipio"". Macrobius was a 5th century Roman Neoplatonic philosopher. His commentary included an exploration of the nature of dreams based on Greek dream-theory. It became the foundation of much early medieval dream-theory. Bound after an incomplete book: Dominicus NANUS MIRABELLIUS. Polyanthea. Straßburg: Matthias Schürer, 1517. Text in two columns in gothic script, lacking all lvs. before f. 37. Printer's device at the end. Moral and theological encyclopaedical work. Old vellum binding, soiled, blue mottled edges, traces of closing ties (not subject to return)