1616 Paris Vellum Edition of Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Corn. Gall (Ex-Libris Remy Beaurieux Early 20th C)
1616 Paris Vellum Edition of Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Corn. Gall (Ex-Libris Remy Beaurieux Early 20th C)
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1600s Vellum Mini Book (Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius w fragments of Cornelius Gallus added)
1616 Paris edition of Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, his accesserunt Corn. Gall. fragmenta - a collected volume of the great Roman elegiac poets
Printed by Ioannes (Jean) Libert, one of the leading humanist printers of early 17th c France
These four poets were among the most celebrated writers of Roman love elegy
Catullus from Verona (1st c BCE)
Their works were commonly printed together beginning in the Renaissance and this edition belongs to a distinguished tradition of classical scholarship
Contemporary vellum, smooth and naturally toned
Smalll 12mo (pocket sized) - intended for study or travel
Bookplate Ex Libris Remy Beavrieux dates from the early 20th c - French bibliophile and engraver Remy Beavrieux active in early 20th c - circa 1880-1950; member of the French Societe des Amis du Livre - Friends of the Book Society); stylized owl perched on a branch framed by rising sun was his bookplate style; this appears in Michel Lienard's Repertoire des Ex-Libris Francais Contemporains (Paris, 1930) and in the archives of the Societe Francaise de Collectionneurs d'Ex-Libris, confirming it as genuine
Jean Libert was active in Paris between roughly 1605-1635, producing editions of classical and humanist texts for the Sorbonne and learned clientele; his printing house specialized in Latin authors and philosophical works
1600s Vellum Mini Book (Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius w fragments of Cornelius Gallus added)
1616 Paris edition of Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, his accesserunt Corn. Gall. fragmenta - a collected volume of the great Roman elegiac poets
Printed by Ioannes (Jean) Libert, one of the leading humanist printers of early 17th c France
These four poets were among the most celebrated writers of Roman love elegy
Catullus from Verona (1st c BCE)
Their works were commonly printed together beginning in the Renaissance and this edition belongs to a distinguished tradition of classical scholarship
Contemporary vellum, smooth and naturally toned
Smalll 12mo (pocket sized) - intended for study or travel
Bookplate Ex Libris Remy Beavrieux dates from the early 20th c - French bibliophile and engraver Remy Beavrieux active in early 20th c - circa 1880-1950; member of the French Societe des Amis du Livre - Friends of the Book Society); stylized owl perched on a branch framed by rising sun was his bookplate style; this appears in Michel Lienard's Repertoire des Ex-Libris Francais Contemporains (Paris, 1930) and in the archives of the Societe Francaise de Collectionneurs d'Ex-Libris, confirming it as genuine
Jean Libert was active in Paris between roughly 1605-1635, producing editions of classical and humanist texts for the Sorbonne and learned clientele; his printing house specialized in Latin authors and philosophical works