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LACTANTIUS, Firmianus Lucius Coelius, dit.-
Divinarum institutionum libri septem, proxime castigati, et aucti [...]. Tertulliani
liber apologeticus cum indice.
(Venetiis, in aedibus haeredum Aldi, et Andreas Soceri, mense martio) 1535.
2 works in 1 vol. in-8° : [12]-328-[10]-[2 bl.], 47-[1 bl.]-[48] lvs (4 lvs of Tertullian's preface bound at the end,
handwritten
p
rovenances crossed off and 2 stamps on the title-page, stains, several marginal dampstains, some
dark, small foxing, some marginalia, some pp. slightly yellowed or browned, rare marginal tears or corners
lacking).
19
th
century binding : vellum, flat spine with 2 modern brown leather labels, blue sprinkled edges.
Est.
:
300/ 400 €
Second Aldine edition (1
st
Aldine ed. : 1515) revised on the manuscripts from Monte Cassino
by Onorato Fascitello (1502-1564), bishop of Isola di Capo Rizzuto (Crotone) and friend
of Pietro Bembo and Aretino. Contains the apologetic works ("De opificio Dei", the most
famous "Institutiones Divinae" with its Epitome and "De ira Dei") and poems ("Phoenix"
and on Christ's passion and resurrection). Lactantius (c. 250-c. 325), classical romanized
African scholar, was invited by emperor Diocletian to teach rhetoric in Nicomedia but after
his conversion to Christianity, was dismissed as a result of Diocletian's first edict against
the Christians in 303. Followed by the work of Tertullianus in which he defends Christianity,
demands legal toleration and that Christians be treated as all other sects of the Roman
empire. Printed in italic types; Aldine's anchor on the title-page and on the verso of last leaf.
# Renouard, pp. 113-114; # USTC 837074; # STC Italy 366; #Adams L-22; # EDIT16 27234;
# not in Machiels, nor in Soltész (other ed.).
¶
Seconde édition revue par Onorato Fascitello. Avec la célèbre défense du catholicisme par Tertullien.
Plein vélin du 19
e
s. (nombreuses mouill. marg., taches...).
456 – (Auteur de l'antiquité & Alde) -
SUETONIUS, Tranquillus.- In hoc volumine
haec continentur. C. Suetonii Tranquilli XX Caesares. Sexti Aurelii Victoris
à D. Caesare Augusto usq[ue] ad Theodosum excerpta. Eutropii de gestis
Romanorum Lib. X. Pauli Diaconi libri VIII ad Eutropii historiam additi. Index
reru[m] [...]. Annotationes eiusdem Egnatii [...]. Annotationes etia[m] Erasmi in
Suetoniu[m], Eutropiu[m], et Paulu[m] Diaconum [...].
(Venetiis, in aedibus Aldi, et Andreae Soceri mense Maio 1521).
In-8° : [60]-320 lvs (rare small stains or foxing, marginalia, numerous on some lvs at the end, upper corner of
the last 3 lvs repaired, good condition).
Modern binding : dark calf, boards with blind fillets and gilt Aldine leaves in the central frame, ribbed spine with
blind fillets continuing on the boards and 2 same gilt fleurons (slightly trimmed).
Est.
:
600/ 700 €
Second Aldine edition (1
st
Aldine ed. : 1516) but first containing the annotations of Erasmus,
already published in the "Historiae Augustae Scriptores" in 1518, of this 4 works on Roman
history by Suetonius, Aurelius Victor, Eutropius and his continuator Paulus Diaconus. Also
with and index and commentaries of the Twelve Caesars by Giovanni Battista Egnazio,
some quotes extracted from Suetonius translated in Greek and a biography of the historian.
The editions of 1516 and 1521 "[...] were formerely the common manual of almost every
one who wished to study the Roman history [...]" (# Dibdin). Aldine's anchor on the title-
page and on the back of last leaf.
# Renouard p. 91; # USTC 857772; # EDIT16 37658; # Dibdin II-439/440 ("The second
edition is the more valuable [...]"); # Bibliotheca Erasmiana 499; # Adams S-2035; #
Machiels S-633; # STC Italy 651; # Soltész S-972 (ed. 1516).
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Seconde édition aldine, mais première avec les annotations d'Érasme, de ces 4 ouvrages traitant
d'histoire romaine par Suétone, Aurelius Victor, Eutrope et Paul Diacre. Plein veau foncé moderne (qqs
pet. défauts sinon bonne condition).