(Elizabeth I) — Caius Velleius Paterculus

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

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Description

C. Velleius Paterculus, cum Aldi Manutii scholiis, Justi Lipsii animadversionibus, Jacobi Scegkii notis, Vincentii Acidalii variis lectionibus. Adjecti sunt indices rerum et verborum necessarii. Lyon: François Le Preux, 1593
Ink, paper and cow

8vo (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 158 x 95 mm). Printer's device, woodcut initials and ornaments. First and last leaves rubbed and browned, dampstaining on final quires, wormholes. Contemporary English vellum, gilt arms of Queen Elizabeth I in a gilt double-fillet frame, gilt ornament in each corner, semi of gilt leaves. Endpapers renewed, probably a remboitage.

Provenance

acquisition: H.D. Lyon