TERENTIUS AFER, PUBLIUS. Publii Terentii Afri comoediae. Multo majore quam hactenus unquam, vigilantia repurgatae. Lyon: Sébastien Gryphe 1544
This is one of a group of nine similar bindings, all found on small format Gryphe imprints of 1544-1551, with the same armorial of a tower surmounted by a crowned eagle; while this exact armorial is not recorded, it is most similar to that of the Novarini family of Verona. It has been suggested that these volumes formed part of a travelling library, as the books are all pocket-sized classical texts. For a full listing of the bindings, see Bibliotheca Brookeriana I, 11 October 2023, lot 58, where the present binding is number 9 in the list.
For two further books from this collection in the present sale, see lots 1021 (Ausonius) and 1158 (Martial).
TERENTIUS AFER, PUBLIUS. Publii Terentii Afri comoediae. Multo majore quam hactenus unquam, vigilantia repurgatae. Lyon: Sébastien Gryphe 1544
This is one of a group of nine similar bindings, all found on small format Gryphe imprints of 1544-1551, with the same armorial of a tower surmounted by a crowned eagle; while this exact armorial is not recorded, it is most similar to that of the Novarini family of Verona. It has been suggested that these volumes formed part of a travelling library, as the books are all pocket-sized classical texts. For a full listing of the bindings, see Bibliotheca Brookeriana I, 11 October 2023, lot 58, where the present binding is number 9 in the list.
For two further books from this collection in the present sale, see lots 1021 (Ausonius) and 1158 (Martial).
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