Lipsius Justtus (1 results)
More imagesPublished by [Plantin - Balthasar Moretus,] [1637]., [Antwerp:], 1637
Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Contact seller5-star sellerOriginal single leaf page 281-282 Roman war machine musculus on recto 282 at bottom. From Justus Lipsius Opera Omnia of 1637 by Plantin Press and Balthasar Moretus. Minor toning and tiny staple tear at top margin no affect. Suitable for framing. Comes with a facsimile title page folder with title page on cover. The musculus was…a Roman war machine. Romans used the musculus machine during the siege of the fortress which protected the soldiers during the earthworks to clear the access road to the walls for Roman siege towers. From the collection of Stanley and Marl Slotkin. Title - Facsimiles of title pages with original leaves from antiquarian books published 1534-1794. Los Angeles: Stanley S. Slotkin & Mark A. Slotkin. Aprrox. 1960-1969. ?Facsimiles of title pages were printed and paired with original leaves then distributed to institutions and collectors by Stanley or Marl Slotkin in the sixties. Most of the subject matter of the original books was biblical or academic. Original leaves in the set included an example of 17rh century musical notation, pages from an early printed Hebrew bible and its commentary, and a page from an early printed polygot bible in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin [Vulgate]. Original leaves are from disbound books previously in Biblical Library of Stanley S. Slotkin and the Antiquarian Library of Mark A. Slotkin? [- Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Special Collections COLL V OV 51].
