Lot n° 465

WILDENBURG, Hieronymus.- Tersissima latini eloquii synonymorum collectanea [...]. Annexus est tractatulus utilissimus de vocum proprietatibus, seu terminorum differentiis. Magdeburgi, ex officina typographica Michaelis Lottheri, [ 1538].

Estimation : 300 / 400
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
Small in-8° : [75] lvs (ends with Kiii, browned, upper margin of title-page repaired, small wormholes, small stains).
19th century binding : sprinkled paper, flat spine (spine, joints, part of the boards and one corner renewed, edges and corners dulled, long notice catalogue stuck on the upper pastedown).
RARE EDITION of this earliest dictionary of Latin synonyms (1st ed. : Wittenberg, 1513) by Wildenburg (1465-1558), Silesian physicist and humanist. Work divided in 2 parts, the first giving German words with their Latin translations and wide choice of synonyms, the second listing Latin expressions, alphabetically arranged according to the main word. Book reprinted at least 20 times. Text decorated with ornemental initials.
# USTC 662747 (mentions 74 lvs); # VD 16 G 3950 (id.) & G 3973; # Soltész W-210 (ed. 1515); # not in Adams, nor in Machiels.
Rare édition de ce dictionnaire divisé en 2 parties : la 1re listant des mots allemands avec leurs traduction et synonymes en latin, la 2de répertoriant des expressions latines. Papier jaspé du 19e s. (ex. bruni, dos, mors, plats part. et 1 coin refaits).
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