(Sciences) - Plinius Major.- Naturalis historiae opus [...]. (Apud sanctam Ubiorum Coloniam Agrippinam [Cologne], in aedibus Eucharii Cervicorni, anno àpartu [sic] Virginis matris 1524. mense Augusto). 2 parts in 1 vol. in-f° : [16]-311-[2 bl.],...
Estimation :
800 / 1.000
Adjudication :
600 €
Description
[60] lvs (copy slightly browned, some foxing, some marginal dampstains, one larger at lf. 238, corner renewed at lf. 60, some marginal tears, marginal handwritten note at lf. 118 and some underlinings). Modern emblazoned binding : vellum, gilt coat of arms on the boards, gilt decorated ribbed spine, red sprinkled edges (flyleaves renewed). Edition by the German humanist Johannes Caesarius (1 468-1 550) of the famous work of Plinius dealing with cosmography, geography, natural sciences, botany, medicine and mineralogy. Title within a richly decorated frame figuring Hercules' twelve labours; neat typography decorated with ornamental initial letters. The thematical and geographical indexes are preceded by an explanatory typographical title in a Renaissance frame containing Cervicornus' monogram. # Adams P-1 556; # VD1 6 P-3531 ; # USTC 61 7626; # not in Machiels, Soltész, Dibdin. ▲ Provenance : count Félix Goblet de Alviella (1 884-1 957), Court of Appeal lawyer in Brussels, specialist in forestry (emblazoned ex-libris; # de Jonghe d'Ardoye 734). ^ Édition donnée par Caesarius, humaniste allemand et illustrée d'un titre avec bordure représentant les douze travaux d'Hercule, de lettrines ornementées et suivi de deux index détaillés (géographique et thématique). Vélin moderne armorié (lég. bruni, gardes renouvelées, qqs mouill. marg.).
