Lot 225
Richerius (Ludovicus Coelius) Sicuti Antiquarum Lectionum Commentarios Concinnarat Olim Vindex Ceselius, dedicated to Jean Grolier, 1516.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Richerius (Ludovicus Coelius) Sicuti Antiquarum Lectionum Commentarios Concinnarat Olim Vindex Ceselius, title and woodcut anchor device printed in red, initial spaces with guide-letter, woodcut printers device in black to verso of otherwise blank final f., first 7 ff. loose, 2A2 lower margin neatly trimmed away, a few ff. browned, marginal water-staining, occasional spotting, the odd ink spot, upper hinge cracked, 17th century vellum, soiled, [Adams R450; Ahmanson-Murphy 143; Renouard, Alde, 79:11; EDIT 16 CNCE 47593], folio, [Venice], [In the house of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [February, 1516].
⁂ Dedicated to Jean Grolier, to whom a copy was given. At the time Grolier was trésorier de guerre of the French army in Milan. In 1516 Richieri was appointed by François I to the chair of Greek at the University of Milan. This extensive 'encyclopedia' discusses the philological meanings of various passages from ancient literary and historical works. Rabelais was said to have made much use of it in his writings.
Provenance: Vincent de Lugo (early ink inscription to title).
Description
Richerius (Ludovicus Coelius) Sicuti Antiquarum Lectionum Commentarios Concinnarat Olim Vindex Ceselius, title and woodcut anchor device printed in red, initial spaces with guide-letter, woodcut printers device in black to verso of otherwise blank final f., first 7 ff. loose, 2A2 lower margin neatly trimmed away, a few ff. browned, marginal water-staining, occasional spotting, the odd ink spot, upper hinge cracked, 17th century vellum, soiled, [Adams R450; Ahmanson-Murphy 143; Renouard, Alde, 79:11; EDIT 16 CNCE 47593], folio, [Venice], [In the house of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [February, 1516].
⁂ Dedicated to Jean Grolier, to whom a copy was given. At the time Grolier was trésorier de guerre of the French army in Milan. In 1516 Richieri was appointed by François I to the chair of Greek at the University of Milan. This extensive 'encyclopedia' discusses the philological meanings of various passages from ancient literary and historical works. Rabelais was said to have made much use of it in his writings.
Provenance: Vincent de Lugo (early ink inscription to title).
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