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e
siècle
INCUNABLE
INCUNABULUM
239 —
TACITUS, Publius Cornelius.- Historiae Augustae.
(Venetijs, Philipphum Pinci : sumptibus d[omi]ni Benedicti Fontana, anno d[omi]
ni 1497 die. xxii. martij).
In-f° : 113 lvs (last lf. with the printer's mark lacking, foxing -more often marginals-, some lvs slightly browned,
wormholes in the text in the 2d half, some lvs washed (?)).
Modern imitation binding : sheepskin with brass clasps, boards decorated with blind fillets, roll-stamps (one
large with Gothic ornaments) and angular fleurons, blind decorated ribbed spine, red edges (spine, joints and
edges rubbed, upper turn in repaired, slightly trimmed, modern handwritten note on the upper flyleaf).
Est.
:
500/ 600 €
Incunabulum in
neat typography
and in
fresh inside condition
. Contains the major works
of Tacitus (56-117) given by Franceso del Pozzo : the last six books of the "Annals" and the
five first books of the "Histories" under the title "Historiae Augustae", the "Germania" ("[...]
Illustrissimi historici de situ moribus et populis Germaniae libellus aureus"), the "Dialogus"
("[...] Dialogus an sui saeculi oratores antiquioribus et quare con cedant"), and the "Agricola"
("Iulii Agricola vita [...]"). Copy with several contemporary handwritten notes (some slightly
erased). Edition already published in c. 1475 in Milan, reproducing the same dedication
of Pozzo to Giacomo Antiquario. Pozzo lectured poetry and rhetoric in the University of
Bologna and was involved in setting up the first printing establishements at Bologna and
Parma. He also tutored the son of the prince of Bologna Giovanni Bentivoglio II (1443-
1508). Benedetto Fontana's mark at the back of last leaf of the "Dialogus"
# Polain 3654; # Goff III-580; # BMC V-497/498; # Hain IV-379; # GW M44736 (without the
"Agricola"); # ISTC it00008000; # USTC 990697; # Stillwell T-8.
¶ Typographie soignée et bonne condition intérieure de cet incunable. Contient les oeuvres majeures
de Tacite données par Francesco del Pozzo : les 6 derniers livres des "Annales" et les 5 premiers livres
des "Histoires" sous le titre de "Historiae Augustae", "La Germanie", "Le dialogue des orateurs" et "La
vie d'Agricola". Rel. pastiche moderne en basane (dernier f. manquant, rouss. -surtout marg.-, qqs ff.
brunis, qqs ff. lavés (?), rel. frottée).
ÉDITIONS du XVI
e
siècle
16
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eeuwse DRUKKEN
240 —
ALCIATO, Andrea.- Emblematum libri II [...].
Antverpiae, ex officinaChristophori Plantini (excudebat Christophorus Plantinus), 1565.
In-16° : [8]-229-[2] pp. (foxing and small dampstains in the end, small marginal tear in p. 221, handwritten
notes on the back of the 2 last pp.).
19
th
Century binding : glazed calf, boards encircled by three
gilt fillets, gilt decorated ribbed spine, gilt roll-stamps on
the edges, blind roll-stamps on the turn ins, marbled paper
boards, red sprinkled edges (rubbed on the edges, slightly
trimmed, 1 corner dulled, flyleaves renewed).
Est.
:
500/ 600 €
First Plantinian edition
(1
st
ed. : Augsburg 1531)
illustrated with 112 woodcuts by Arnold Nicolai
and Gerard Janssen van Kampen and given
with commentaries by Sebastian Stockhammer
in book I. The book II being not illustrated or commented. The illustrations are copied
from an Alciato edition by Jean de Tournes (1
st
ed. : 1547) who was also the first using
Stockhammer's comments in 1556 and 1561. As Voet says, "it may be assumed that Plantin
for his 1565-publication pirated en edition of Jean de Tournes printed in 1563 or 1564,
although copies of such a de Tournes-edition are not known". With the Plantinian's mark
number 15 on title-page.
# Voet I-22; # USTC 404452; # Landwehr, LC, n° 12; # Prahz 250; # not in Labore et
constantia, Soltész, Adams, Machiels.
¶ Première édition plantinienne illustrée de 112 gravures sur bois in texto et avec des commentaires de
S. Stockhammer au livre I. Plein veau glacé du 19e s. (rouss. et mouill. à la fin au sinon intérieur frais,
rel. frottée sur les bords).
241 — (Auteur de l'antiquité)
—
CICERO, Marcus Tullius.- Epistolae familiares,
dilige[n]tius quàm quae hactenus exierunt, emendatae.
Parisiis, ex officina Simonis Colinaei (excudebat Parisijs Simon Colinaeus), 1545 (VI.
Id. Febru).
In-16° : 327-[7]-[2 bl.] lvs (handwritten mention on title-page, dampstains, rare stains in the margins).
Contemporary binding : calf, boards with gilt panels figuring medallions and dotted in the back with flower
tools, all encircled by gilt fillets, flat spine gilt decorated "à la grotesque", gilt edges (upper board detached,
very slightly rubbed).
Est.
:
150/ 200 €
Rare reissue
(?) of the volume, part of the publication of the works of Cicero by Henri
Estienne from 1545 until 1547, edited by the printer and booksellor Claude Chaudière
(1516 ?- 1564 ?), grandson ("ex filia nepos") of Simon de Colines. With the "Marque du
Temps" of Colines on title-page.
# Renouard 404-405 (ed. of 1545, "apud Simonem Colinaeum" with the mark of Henri
Estienne); # USTC 200626; # Dibdin I-397 (Opera omnia of 1543-1545); # not in STC
French, Adams, Machiels, Soltész.
● Nice binding.
¶ Rare réédition (?) du volume faisant partie de la publication des oeuvres de Cicéron par Henri Estienne
de 1545 à 1547. Plein veau de l'ép. (mouill., plat sup. dérelié). Jolie reliure.
242 — (Auteur de l'antiquité)
—
EUTROPIUS.- Epitome belli Gallici ex Suetonii
Tranquilli monumentis quae desiderantur. In C. Julij Caesaris commentarios de
bello Gallico ac civili, Henrici Glareani poetae laureati annotationes.
Lutetiae [Paris], ex officina Roberti Stephani, 1544.
In-8° : 134-[122] pp. (rare pp. slightly browned, rare marg. handwritten notes, light and small marg. dampstains
in the end).
Contemporary binding : calf, blind stamped boards with central panels figuring 2 portraits in medallions
encircled by a floral roll-stamp and fillets, ribbed spine, red edges (slightly rubbed on the edges, large scratch
on the panel of lower board).
Est.
:
200/ 250 €
First edition
of the abstract on the Gallic Wars attributed to the Roman historian Eutropius
(4
th
Cent.). Followed by the commentaries on the stories by Julius Caesar of the same
conflicts and of the Civil Wars given by the philologist Glaeranus (1488-1563). With
extensive toponymic and populations indexes (one with translations in French). Title-page
with the mark of Robert Estienne.
# Renouard 60; # Adams I-1133; # STC French 410; # USTC 149167 (with 18 unnumbered
pp. at the end); # not in Soltész nor in Machiels.
¶ Édition originale de l'abrégé du récit sur la guerre de Gaules, attribué à l'historien du IVe s. Eutrope.
Suivi par des commentaires de Jules César donnés par le philologue Glaréan. Plein veau de l'ép. avec
plaques à froid figurant deux portraits en médaillons (lég. us.).