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188 - Rei rusticae auctores latini veteres.
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Estimate €200 - €300

Description

Rei rusticae auctores latini veteres. M. Cato, L. Columella, M. Varro, Palladius… [Heidelberg], Hieronymus Commelinus, 1595. In-8, 10.5 x 18 cm, 12 ff., 776 pp. (+8, ++4, A–Z8, Aa–Zz8, Aaa–Bbb8, Ccc4), contemporary binding in ivory vellum with flaps, plain spine, handwritten title on the spine. A collected edition of four Latin treatises on country life and agriculture, by Cato the Elder, Columella, Varro and Palladius. The printer’s mark, engraved on wood, appears on the title page. A fine copy from the collection of Jacob Bünting (1576–1654), a lawyer from Hanover, who served as mayor of the city from 1624 until his death (handwritten ex-libris on the title page, dated 1606; handwritten annotations on p. 2; and passages underlined in ink within the text). VD16 L 1581. – Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE

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188 - Rei rusticae auctores latini veteres. See original version (French)

188 - Rei rusticae auctores latini veteres.
See original version (French)