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MARTIALIS, Marcus Valerius

Epigrammata libri XIV una cum commentariis Domitii Chalderini & Georgii Merule: & cum figuris suis locis appositis

Venezia
per Giorgio Rusconi
1514

€800 - €1.600

In-folio (33 x 22 cm), [2], CXLIX (=148) lvs. Title in an elaborate woodcut border, with a large title vignette showing Saint Michael slaying the dragon bearing the monogram of the engraver F.V. (Floria Vavassor?), a large woodcut showing the author offering his book to an emperor, a remarkable border on a black background and 16 woodcuts in the text, copied from Pincio's 1510 edition. Later half calf binding, spine gilt, marbled boards

Ref. CNCE 46785 ; Essling, 1672 ; Sander, 4397 ; Adams M 693. Modern bookplate Dr. R. Germain. Fine illustrated edition of Martial's epigrams with commentaries by the Italian humanists G. Merula and D. Calderino

Humanism