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Thursday 25 November 2021 e Friday 26 November 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Giovenale, Decimo Giunio

Opus quidem divinum antea impressorum vitio, tetrum, mancum, & useless nunc autem a viro bene docto recognitum, adeoque diligenti chastisement excultum, ut ne punctus, coma, seu interrogatiuncula, cum in textu, tum in comment deficiat, [...] Scribente Ioanne Britannicus, 1512

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€ 500 - 1.000

Sold

€ 768

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Information

Venice, G. Tacuini, 1512. In 2 °. B1r, 16 figures engraved in wood in the text, other woodcut initials at the beginning of each satire register at f. R6r, title page with defects, some damp spots, some tears at the edges, parchment binding.

Specialist Notes

Elegant figured edition of Juvenal's Satires with commentary by John the British (fl. 1462-1518), first appeared in 1501. & nbsp; Essling, 790; Sander, 3735; Rava, pp. 21-22; Lippmann, pp. 125-127.