CALEPINO, Ambrogio.- Dictionarium, quarto & postremo ex R. Stephani latinae linguae thesauro auctum.
Estimation :
500 / 600
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
[ Geneva], oliva Rob. Stephani, 1553 (excudebat Robertus Stephanus in sua officina, anno 1554. Cal. Jan.). 2 parts in 1 vol. in-f° : 340, 308 lvs (lvs slightly yellowed or browned, foxing, mainly in the margins, stains, marginal dampstains, 7 lvs of "N" misnumbered). Contemporary binding : pigskin on wooden boards, beveled blind stamped boards with fillets, fleurons, roll-stamps (ornemental, portraits of the four Evangelists and the Christ), upper board with the name of Calepinus and the date 1558, blind decorated ribbed spine, clasps (rubbed, wormholes, small stains, scratches on lower board, edges and corners dulled, handwritten notes on upper pastedown). Bilingual dictionary (Latin-Greek) with definitions in Latin of which the princeps (Reggio, 1502) originally was drawn up by Calepino (1435-1511) in one single language (Latin). Often reprinted during the 16th Century (18 editions between 1542 and 1592 by Aldi alone) and gradually extended with equivalents in other languages culminating in the Basel edition of 1590 with no less than 11 languages (Polish, Hungarian, English, etc.). Text printed on 2 columns with a large device of Robert Estienne (olive tree) on the title-page and large dotted initials.
# Renouard, Estienne, 84/85 n° 11; # Adams C-209; # Biogr. univ. VI-392; # not in Machiels, Soltész, Matagne, VD 16, USTC.
Provenance : ex-dono from Conradus Rischius, "suo fideli amico", to Gregorius Eckhl or Eckl (with purchasing price); ex-dono from Gregorius Erkhl to Joannes Schlamming.
Dictionnaire dont l'originale parut en 1502 en latin mais dont les versions connurent jusqu'à 11 langues. Pleine peau de truie estampée à froid (ff. lég. jaunis ou brunis, rouss., surtout marg., rel. frottée).
# Renouard, Estienne, 84/85 n° 11; # Adams C-209; # Biogr. univ. VI-392; # not in Machiels, Soltész, Matagne, VD 16, USTC.
Provenance : ex-dono from Conradus Rischius, "suo fideli amico", to Gregorius Eckhl or Eckl (with purchasing price); ex-dono from Gregorius Erkhl to Joannes Schlamming.
Dictionnaire dont l'originale parut en 1502 en latin mais dont les versions connurent jusqu'à 11 langues. Pleine peau de truie estampée à froid (ff. lég. jaunis ou brunis, rouss., surtout marg., rel. frottée).
