PERSE (Aulus Persius Flaccus). The Revised Works of Aulus Fl - Lot 247

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PERSE (Aulus Persius Flaccus). The Revised Works of Aulus Fl - Lot 247
PERSE (Aulus Persius Flaccus). The Revised Works of Aulus Flaccus Persius, the Most Illustrious Satirist. Edited by John the Baptist Plautius, Cornutus the philosopher (his teacher), John the Briton of Brixen, and Bartholomew Fontius—men of the highest learning—with their own illustrations and most useful notes. Furthermore, a recently added alphabetical table that wonderfully encompasses everything worthy of knowledge. Perse in the light of the humanists: a precious post-incunabulum edition printed in Venice. Venetiis, In Casis Bernardini de Vianis de Lexona, 1520 (die. XV. Decembris). Vol. Folio (312x223mm). Half-vellum with corners, the date of publication on the spine in handwritten black letters. (Modern binding—20th century). 10ff.n.ch - 104 ff. On the title page, old handwritten scribbles and bookplates in black ink, crossed out. The last three leaves show restoration in the lower margin. Paper slightly faded, with signs of handling, and water stains on several leaves, mainly at the beginning and end. A fine Venetian edition, with a title within a wide woodcut border, text in round type, woodcut initials of various sizes—some illustrated—and seven lovely woodcut vignettes at the head of the seven satires. A rare work, of interest for the commentaries by the humanists Giovanni Britannico (d. 1518), Bartolomeo della Fonte (1446–1513), and Giovanni Battista Plauzio (active in the 16th century); it attests to the renewed interest in moral satire and Stoic philosophy during the Renaissance. A rare, well-preserved copy.
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