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SCRIPTORES REI RUSTICAE. Libri de re rustica. Venice: Aldo Manuzio; Andrea Torresano, 1514.
Fine copy annotated and in fine contemporary binding of this edition edited by the humanist Giovanni Giocondo following the layout of Jenson's princeps of 1472 and dedicated to Pope Leo X of the collection of agrarian works by Cato (234-149 BC), Varro (116-27 BC), Columella (4-70 AD) and Palladius (4th century AD).
4to, (210 x 133mm). Aldine device to title page, aa leaves and colophon, some illustrations and diagrams in text, good condition. Contemporary pigskin binding, inscribed 'Colum scritto III' to edges (some light wear). Provenance: numerous contemporary and later annotations throughout ; 'Ph Fladamar(?) D 1797 ex bibliotheca Geismaniani comparavit'. (1)
4to, (210 x 133mm). Aldine device to title page, aa leaves and colophon, some illustrations and diagrams in text, good condition. Contemporary pigskin binding, inscribed 'Colum scritto III' to edges (some light wear). Provenance: numerous contemporary and later annotations throughout ; 'Ph Fladamar(?) D 1797 ex bibliotheca Geismaniani comparavit'. (1)
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
LOTS
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
