Catalogue of Antiquariaat Brabant
| | Dionysius Halicarnassensis. - Antiquitatum sive originum Romanarum libri X. Sigismundo Gelenio interprete. Addidimus indecimum ex versione Lapi, chronologiam H. Glareani simulque indicem. Basel, H. Froben & N. Episcopius, 1549. Fol. With 2 woodcut printer’s marks (Froben), 12 large woodcut initials (a few repeated), and some smaller woodcut initials. 4 nn. lvs., 518 pp., 35 nn. lvs. Contemp. blindst. calf, rebacked, clasps missing. | | | | | € 1100 | | | | "¶ 1st ed. of the 2nd translation. – Adams D 630; Schweiger I,100; Hieronymus, Griech. Geist aus Basler Pressen 249. – Dionysius Halicarnassensis, Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, flourished during the reign of Augustus. His great work, Roman Antiquities, embraced the history of Rome from the mythical period to the beginning of the first Punic War. – “Eine ganz neue Übersetzung, die nun direkt auf dem griechischen Text beruht. Übersetzer ist der aus Prag stammende, seit Jahrzehnten in Basel als Herausgeber und Korrektor in der Officina Frobeniana tätige Gelenius (Gelensky).” – A famous classical Greek text, here in Gelenius’ Latin version. – Index misbound to end of volume. Two pages (AA4 verso and a1 recto) with traces of glue (due to former sellotape) strictly on blank inner margins. Skilfully restored contemp. blindst. calf. – A very good copy." | | | | Participant: Antiquariaat Brabant | | | |
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| | (Gerbelius, N., ed.). - Icones imperatorum, et breves vitae, atq(ue) rerum cuiusq(ue) gestarum indicationes: Ausonio, Iacobo Micyllo, Ursino Velio authoribus. (Straßburg, K. Müller), 1544. Sm. 8vo. With 2 woodcut printer’s marks (on title and at the end), 96 woodcut portr.-medaillons on black background, and 32 empty borders. 88 nn. lvs. 19th century h. morocco, gilt lettering on spine. | | | | | € 1500 | | | | "¶ - Rare 1st ed. – STC 340; IA 110.895 (under Ausonius); VD 16 G 1450; Ritter 115; Muller 432,82; Walter 706; NDB VI,250: “Seine Herausgabe der ‘Icones imperatorum’ bleibt ... bemerkenswert”. Not in Adams. – The humanist Nicolaus Gerbelius came from Pforzhe" | | | | Participant: Antiquariaat Brabant | | | |
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| | (Perugini, G. & J.-B.E. Pascal.) - Album ou collection complète et historique des costumes de la Cour de Rome des ordres monastiques, religieux et militaires ... et accompagnées d’un text explicatif tiré du P. Hélyot. Deuxième édition. Paris, Sylvestre, 1862. 4to. With 80 coloured and partly gommé lithogr. plates. 4 lvs., 69 nn. lvs. Contemp. h. morocco, gilt back, a.e. gilt. | | | | | € 1100 | | | | "¶ - 2nd ed. – Vinet 2300; Colas 2323; Hiler 702; Lipperheide Oc 52. – “Für den weitaus grössten Theil der Abbildungen dienten Ferrari, Costumi ecclesiastica und Capparoni, Raccolta della gerarchia ecclesiastica.” (Lipperheide). – The costums brightly colour" | | | | Participant: Antiquariaat Brabant | | | |
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| | Stuart, M. - Romeinsche Geschiedenissen. Utrecht (after vol. 3: Amsterdam), Wild & Altheer (after vol. 3: J. Allart), 1793-1810. 30 vols. 8vo. 30 vols., incl. “Bladwijzer der Personen” in the final vol. With engr. portrait of the author (vol. 6), 11 fold. engr. maps (1 coloured in outlines), 105 aquatint plates by L. Portmann after J. Buys, and 2 engr. plates (1 fold.). Contemp. h. marbled calf, spine richly gilt with 2 contrasting letterpieces. | | | | | € 535 | | | | ¶ - 1st ed. – NNBW 4,1284-86: “Op historisch gebied vooral heeft Stuart zeer veel geleverd. Zeer bekend en veel gelezen waren zijn ‘Romeinsche geschiedenissen’ […]. Ook van dat groote werk van Stuart verscheen een Duitsche vertaling […].” – Very sl. brown s | | | | Participant: Antiquariaat Brabant | | | |
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