Dictorum factorumque memorabilium libri IX. Infinitis mendis ex veterum exemplarium fide repurgati, atq. in meliorem ordinem restituti, per Stephanus Pighium Campensem. Accedunt in fine eiusdem annotationes et breves notae Iusti Lipsi.

VALERIUS MAXIMUS.

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Leiden, ex officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1594. 8vo. (16),+ 400,+ 96,+ (13) pp. The title page with paper repair, a few old underlinings with ink in different colour, foxing and spotting and some minor stain in margins. 18th-century marbled paper boards, green edges. From the library of Bengt Lassen. USTC 423353. Adams V122. Schweiger p. 1109. A reprint of Pighius? text edition from 1567. The humanist Stephanus Pighius, or Steven Winand Pigge, (1520-1604) made several improvement to the readings of Valerius Maximus and several editions were printed. Here with his commentaries and a short note by Lipsius. Almost nothing is known of Valerius Maximus who lived during the age of Tiberius. His work ?Facta et dicta memorabilia? is a collection of stories and anecdotes to be used by speakers and are arranged according to subjecs. The collection was much used for school purposes and was very popular in the Middle Ages, and it has been preserved in a large number of manuscripts.

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• Title: Dictorum factorumque memorabilium libri IX. Infinitis mendis ex veterum exemplarium fide repurgati, atq. in meliorem ordinem restituti, per Stephanus Pighium Campensem. Accedunt in fine eiusdem annotationes et breves notae Iusti Lipsi.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Hardcover / Hardback