Torrentinus (171 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large folio1/2 maroon leather 1/2 marble coloured paper ,gilt title and gilt lines 7[1] 432 [80], incredible condition for a book 475 years old.Title page little dusty Pictoral capital letters at the start of each chapter no foxing at all.Title page dated 1551,but intro on page 7 dated1547.The book was rebound by Jas Fawn and son Bristol about 1880s First edition of the Comedies of Terence from 16 century.Willing to cosider offers.

rigide. Condition: Bon. 1 vol. petit in-8 reliure postérieure début XIXe, Apud Michaelem Hillenium [ Michael Hillenius - Michel Van Hoochstraeten ], in Rapo, Antverpiae [ Anvers ], 1541, 51-[ 5] ff., collation : A-G8 Le grammarien flamand Herman van der Beeke, qui a commenté cette édition des Bucoliques de Virgile, fut un temps membre des "Frères de la Vie Commune". L'exemplaire est enrichi de quelques annotations anciennes et l'on peut lire au verso du dernier feuillet l'ex-libris manuscrit d'époque "Antonio Grana". Exemplaire modeste (reliure abîmée avec manque en mors et coiffe, dos faible, qq. mouill. anciennes). Prix en l'état pour cette édition peu commune, non signalée dans la bibliographie publiée en 1863 des oeuvres imprimées par "Michel et Jean Hillenius ou van Hoochstraeten, imprimeurs à Anvers 1511-1546" Langue: Français.

The first dictionary of ancient mythology, history and geography. Written by one of the foremost Latin grammatists of the 15th century, it became a very successful reference work and was in print until the 19th century. This is the first and only Hagenau edition.The work is a Latin lexicon in alphabetical order. It contains mythological, historical and geographical names from classical antiquity, and their explanations. Including: Cleopatra, the Hesperides and Sicily. This is followed by a lexicon of Greek and Hebrew names, an interesting Latin translation of the most important words from the "language of the Saracens", and a list of Latin plants, trees and minerals, with their German translations. The data on classical geography, history, daily life and literature was taken from classical literature.Hermannus Torrentinus (ca. 1450-1520), born as Hermann van der Beke, studied at the Latin school of Deventer and joined the Brethren of the Common Life. He was head of the Latin school in Zwolle until 1514, when he became completely blind. He has been called the foremost grammatist by his contemporaries and the majority of his works are Latin grammar books meant to be used in school. He attempted to simplify grammar for his students, but this was seen as heresy, causing him to add an "apologia" to later editions of these works. He also wrote multiple commentaries on classical authors like Ovid and Virgil. Nevertheless, Elucidarius carminum et historiarum is his most popular and well-known work.With the bookplate of Robert Clarence Pruyn mounted on the front pastedown. The edges and hinges of the boards show some signs of wear, with a water stain around the foot of the spine and throughout in the lower margin around the gutter, some off-setting on the blue endleaves from the broad turn-ins. With mild foxing to the first and last few leaves, the lower outer corner of leaf E1 has been restored, without affecting the text. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams T818 (different collation); British Museum, General catalogue, vol. 25, p. 266; GW X Sp. 6972; ISTC ih00073950 (7 copies); VD16 T 1597; Proctor 11647. 19th-century blind-tooled red morocco, with a gold-tooled centre-piece (a crown with a griffin, topped by another crown) on both sides, title, date and location of printing lettered in gold on the spine, gold- and blind-tooled broad turn-ins, gilt edges, blue endpapers. Pages: [1 blank], [60], [1 blank] ll.

Klein-8°. 92 num. Bl., mit Titelholzschnittbordüre und Holzschnittdruckermarke. Neuer Pergamentband. Gilt als das erste historische Wörterbuch zum poetischen Gebrauch und erschien erstmals 1498. Beinhaltet geographische, sowie historische und mythische Namen. - Gering fleckig.

Ad 1: Extremely rare third Antwerp edition of a well known Latin dictionary of classical antiquity by Hermannus Torrentinus, covering people, Gods, topographic names, etc., taken mostly from classical literature and arranged in alphabetical order. Pafraet published the first edition at Deventer in 1498 as Elucidarius carminum et historiarum vel vocabularius poeticus. The book went through about 70 editions in 50 years, making it one of the most popular reference works of its time and certainly the most important classical dictionary. Torrentinus (d. ca.1520) was born in Zwolle, studied under Alexander Hegius at Deventer, joined the Brethren of the Common Life and taught at Groningen and Zwolle. He wrote several small books for use by his students, featuring texts by Virgil and Sabellico. Only two other copies of the present edition are known.Ad 2: First Cologne edition of a Latin account of classical Roman priests and magistrates by the Florentine Andreas Dominicus Floccus (d. 1452), writing under the name of the Roman historian Lucius Fenestella (49 B.C. - 21 A.D.). Almost 40 editions appeared over a century. The present edition includes three shorter works on the same subject by Pomponius Laetus. The final work is a useful list of Latin initials and abbreviations used in classical antiquity, with their meaning, by the late 1st century AD grammarian Valerius Probus.The Torrentius is bound after the Fiocchi. With the flourished signature of Reinier Tengnagel (d. 1565) on the first fly-leaf and his motto "Post tenebras spero lucem" on the facing parchment endleaf. Tengnagel succeeded Gabriel Mudeus as professor of law at the University of Louvain in 1546. As a neo-Latin poet he probably made extensive use of Torrentinus's classical dictionary. With extensive marginal manuscript notes on 3 pp. of the Torrentinus, one covered with 2 slips of paper, and a few shorter notes in the Foicchi. With a browned patch in the last leaves of the Torrentinus and an occasional minor marginal defect, but still in good condition. With some chips and stains in the vellum and 2 of the supports broken at the front hinge.l Ad 1: Netherlandish books 29537 (2 copies); NK 3968 (1 of same 2 copies); USTC 437361 (same 2 copies); ad 2: VD16, F 1643 (5 copies); USTC 671346 (same 5 copies); for the author: Diz. Biogr. degli Ital. 48, pp. 80-81; for the binding: W.K. Gnirrep & J.A. Szirmai, "Spines reinforced with metal rods in sixteenth-century limp parchment bindings", in: Quaerendo XIX (1989), pp. 117-140. With the title in an elaborate woodcut border (with 2 columns, 4 male and female figures, a roundel profile head and fruits, vegetables and flowers); a woodcut headpiece (the Evangelist Mark writing, with a lion), and three woodcut initials (2 series, white on black with a criblée background). Set in roman types. Pages: [88]; [88] ll. With: (2) [FIOCCHI, Andrea Dominico (Andras Dominicus FLOCCUS)] under the name of Lucius FENESTELLA. De magistratibus, sacerdotiisq[ue] Romanorum libellus, iamprimum nitori restitutus. Pomponii Laeti itidem de magistratibus & sacerdotiis, & praeterea diversis legibus Rom. Item Valerii Probi grammatici de literis antiquis opusculum.[Cologne, Hero Fuchs, 1527]. With the title in a finely cut 4-piece woodcut border (a portico with richly decorated columns with, at the head and foot, scenes showing Lucretia(?)), 7 woodcut decorated initials (4 series, mostly pictorial, the largest about 37 mm: E with greyhounds, O with a classical head, S with a fountain) and a vine-leaf ornament (Vervliet 8). Set in an Aldine-style italic type (with upright capitals), with headings in its own roman capitals and two larger sizes. 2 editions in 1 volume. 8vo. 16th-century(?) limp vellum (formerly used for a slightly thinner book), straight sewn on 3 pair of double, tanned leather thongs, laced through the vellum, with one 16th-century sheepskin parchment endleaf at front and back, spine-title in ink from foot to head, later paper title-label. The binding is an interesting example of a spine reinforced with a horizontal metal rod at the central sewing support to give more support and prevent the bookblock from becoming concaved or developing sharp kinks; probably bound in Flanders.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated Edition. Torrentinus, Hermann. Hymni et sequentie cu[m] diligenti difficillimorum. Cologne, Martin von Werden, c1508. 4to. [46]leaves. Gothic type. With large title woodcut showing a teacher at his desk with 4 pupils below (repeated on last page). Polished calf, gilt line border. A Dutch humanist interpretation of early Christian hymns telling the story of the gospels by the 5th century Roman poet Coelius Sedulius which partly passed into the liturgy. Instructions on the correct use of the hymns are given according to the seasons of the year. The last chapter consists of a dialogue in Latin and Low German between two school boys concerning bad behaviour in church. The author, Hermann van der Beeke (1472-1520) of Zwolle, was a teacher of rhetoric at the school of the Brothers of the Common Life at Groningen. A rare early Cologne imprint, well preserved with occasional contemporary manuscript notes in Latin in margins. Not listed in the British Library Catalogue. Adams records no copy in Cambridge libraries.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1507 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 51 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 51.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from [um 1505] edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 40.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1513 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 85 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 85.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1508 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 107 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 107.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1501 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 91 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 91.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1518 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 129 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 129.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1514 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 139 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 139.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1514 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 117 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 117.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1511 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 173 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 173.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1510 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 119 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 119.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1508 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 99 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 99.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1507 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 127 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 127.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1505 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 93 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 93.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1535 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 179 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 179.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1529 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 177 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 177.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1520 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 123 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 123.

2 parts in one, 12mo, pp. [8], 254, [1], 360; woodcut printer's device, head- and tail-pieces, and initials; full contemporary vellum, manuscript spine title, all edges speckled red; about fine. Italian translation of Elucidarius carminum et historiarum. Torrentinus, the Dutch humanist and professor of rheroric, has compiled a handy reference tool for geographical, personal, and mythological names, as well as basic Arabic, Hebrew and Greek terms of expression in law, natural history, etc. The work was highly popular and went through many editions, and was often imitated. It was later expanded and translated by by such scholars as Thomas Elyot and Charles Estienne, and it is a major source for tghe lexicographers of the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Cooper, Minsheu, and Skinner.

First Basel edition. First Basel edition. First Basel edition. First Basel edition. Scarce, first Basel edition of Torrentinus's Elucidarius, the first geographical and historical dictionary of its kind. Torrentinus's (ca. 14501520) Elucidarius is considered the most important and influential early encyclopedia or dictionary of classical history, geography, and mythology, first published in 1498. Elucidarius alphabetically lists people, mythological figures, places, etc. from classical times, its descriptions and definitions are gathered mainly from classical literature. USTC 649869. Large woodcut printer's device on final page. Slightly over trimmed with recurring loss, affecting only the headlines. A water stain at the lower edge, effecting quire H. Paper tanned. Otherwise in fine condition.

Strasbourg, Johann Prüss, le 18 février 1502.In-8 de (33) ff.+ 1 f. blanc. Signatures : A-A8, B-B4, C-C4, D-D8, E-E4, E-F5.Reliure cartonnée à la Bradel du XXe siècle.Le feuillet de titre [A 1r] comprend un beau bois gravé. François Ritter dans son répertoire des livres du XVIe siècle, indique qu'il pourrait s'agir d'une oeuvre de jeunesse de Hans Wechtlin.Au verso [A 1v], un magnifique bois gravé à pleine page représentant la Vierge, patronne de Strasbourg avec la devise "Virgo roga prolem : quod plebem seruet et urbem" (Vierge, prie ton fils de protéger ton peuple et ta ville). Ce même bois orne la Germania de Jakob Wimpheling également imprimé par Prüss en 1501. Belle impression post-incunable illustrée. USTC 702091 ; VD16 V 2019 ; Ritter, 2439 ; La gravure d'illustration en Alsace au XVIe siècle. II, [Imprimeurs strasbourgeois], p. 15-16, 108.

2 works in 1 volume. Ad 1: A rare 1529 Cologne edition, in the original Latin, of the most important and influential early encyclopaedia or dictionary of classical history, geography and mythology, including the author's preface to the first edition of 1498. It gives concise accounts, ranging from one line to more than half a page, of people, mythological figures, regions, cities, mountains, rivers, objects, etc. from classical times, gathered mainly from classical literature and arranged in alphabetical order. Ad 2: Rare first and only edition, in the original Latin, of the only work written by Aethon Johann von Freudenberg: a pamphlet exposing the abuses perpetrated by dishonest or incompetent doctors and the dangers of the inappropriate medications or treatments they prescribe. Dommer's extensive bibliography of the earliest books printed in Marburg overlooked this edition.Ad 1 with on the title-page a ca. 1563 donation(?) inscription for the San Pantaleon church (in Venice) by the heirs of the Florentine painter Francesco de Rossi (1510-1563), and on the blank final page 16 lines of manuscript notes (early 17th-century?), signed "Joannes Walker", perhaps the British student of that name (b. ca. 1606/07) who registered at Leiden University in 1632. Ad 2 with manuscript notes on an endleaf preserved from an earlier (late 16th- or early 17th-century?) binding. With water stains in the first few leaves of ad 1 and throughout ad 2, ad 2 also lacking its final blank leaf and with a small defect in the foot margin of the title-page, but both works still in good condition. Two rare editions by the same publisher (who had offices in both Cologne and Marburg), one an important classical dictionary and the other the first and only edition of a polemic against medical malpractice.l Ad 1: VD16, T1611 (2 copies); USTC 649866 (4 copies); WorldCat (2 copies); ad 2: Durling 1655; VD16, ZV6166 (3 copies); USTC 609523 (4 copies); WorldCat (7 copies); not in Dommer, Die ältesten Drucke aus Marburg (1527-1566). Sheepskin parchment (ca. 1700?), sewn on 4 supports, red edges, first title lettered in ink in the second spine compartment. With the title in an elaborate woodcut architectural border with the Cologne coat of arms in the head, the death of Cleopatra in the foot (flanked by roundel profile heads of a king and queen), further figures in the right and left sides (one labelled "Dionisius") and 3 putti, one holding a shield with a monogram or mark, perhaps of the artist or woodblock cutter. Set in roman types with 8 and 14 mm roman capitals used as initials. Pages: [85], [1 blank]; [23] ll. With: (2) FREUDENBERG, Aethon Johann von. De abusu & impostura medicantiu[m] libellus perquam utilis jucundusq[ue] omnibus, quibus cum medicis erit negocium.Marburg, Eucharius Cervicornus, 1538. With 1 woodcut decorated initial (white on black with floral decoration) and a vine-leaf ornament (Vervliet 7). Set in roman type with the dedication in an Aldine-style italic and with occasional words in Greek.

charming woodcut title border with grotesques, decorated initials, Gothic letter, double column, a little light toning, the odd very minor spot, last verso (blank) slightly soiled, ff. [60], 4to in 4s and 8s, 20hC quarter vellum over marbled boards, a.e.r., later (but still old) bookmark clipped to title fore-edge, occasional early ms. marginalia in blank ink (a few cropped but still legible), 'D' added in ink to title imprint, early ms. note on original binding ('iij (?)x in(?) dimidio (?)' at head of title and last blank. An extremely popular historical, geographical and mythological dictionary, first printed in 1498, very frequently thereafter, and published in a revised edition by Robert Estienne in 1530. A native of Zwolle, Torrentius (1472-1520) was professor of rhetoric in Groningen. This particular edition is very scarce: there is no copy located in Worldcat beyond the European mainland. (VD16 T1604).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1541 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 211 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 211.