Lot 76
Macrobius (Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius) Macrobius Aurelius integer nitidus suoque decori ab Ioanne Rivio superioribus annis & nunc cura Ascensianorum multo diligentius restitutus, with a woodcut world map, Paris, Badius Ascensius, 1519 bound with Apuleius. Apuleius cum commento Beroaldi: & figuris nouiter additis, commentary by Philippus Beroaldus, [Venice], [Joannis Tacuinis de Tridino], [June, 1516]
Hammer Price: £800
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Macrobius (Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius) Macrobius Aurelius integer nitidus suoque decori ab Ioanne Rivio superioribus annis & nunc cura Ascensianorum multo diligentius restitutus, edited by Joannes Rivius, collation: A-M8 N10, title and woodcut printer's device within woodcut architectural border, woodcuts within text, including a world map on f.XXII, and a map of the five climatic zones on f. XX, woodcut criblè initials, final f. blank, occasional early ink marginalia, signature to head of title, [Paris], Badius Ascensius, [November, 1519] bound with Apuleius. Apuleius cum commento Beroaldi: & figuris nouiter additis, commentary by Philippus Beroaldus, woodcuts within text, woodcut decorative initials, [Venice], [Joannis Tacuinis de Tridino], [June, 1516], together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or staining, contemporary blind-stamped calf, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, folio (317 x 215mm.).
⁂ Macrobius' commentary on Cicero's Somnium and Saturnaliorum, with a woodcut world map. Includes many incidental remarks on geography, astronomy, physics and mathematics.
Provenance: 'Charles Chabroud, Avocat' (engraved bookplate).
Literature: I: Adams M74; Sabin 43657. II: Adams A1375; EDIT 16 CNCE 2226.
Description
Macrobius (Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius) Macrobius Aurelius integer nitidus suoque decori ab Ioanne Rivio superioribus annis & nunc cura Ascensianorum multo diligentius restitutus, edited by Joannes Rivius, collation: A-M8 N10, title and woodcut printer's device within woodcut architectural border, woodcuts within text, including a world map on f.XXII, and a map of the five climatic zones on f. XX, woodcut criblè initials, final f. blank, occasional early ink marginalia, signature to head of title, [Paris], Badius Ascensius, [November, 1519] bound with Apuleius. Apuleius cum commento Beroaldi: & figuris nouiter additis, commentary by Philippus Beroaldus, woodcuts within text, woodcut decorative initials, [Venice], [Joannis Tacuinis de Tridino], [June, 1516], together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or staining, contemporary blind-stamped calf, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, folio (317 x 215mm.).
⁂ Macrobius' commentary on Cicero's Somnium and Saturnaliorum, with a woodcut world map. Includes many incidental remarks on geography, astronomy, physics and mathematics.
Provenance: 'Charles Chabroud, Avocat' (engraved bookplate).
Literature: I: Adams M74; Sabin 43657. II: Adams A1375; EDIT 16 CNCE 2226.
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