The Best Known Works of Oscar Wilde by OSCAR WILDE

1599 Lycophron Alexandra Greek Poem Byzantine Mythology Scaliger Meursius ELZEVIR

Lycophron was Greek poet whose poem 'Alexandra' one of very few surviving works of the Hellenistic poet. This poem tells the prophetic stories of Cassandra in Greek mythology and the fortunes of city of Troy and Trojan heroes. This poem was one of the earliest written accounts of Alexander the Great with references to his uniting Asia and Europe as a world power.

This 1599 Elzevier edition was edited with commentary by Joannes Meursius and his instructor Joseph Scaliger, who was well known for his commentary and critical notes of classic texts such as Aristotle, Julius Caesar, and the New Testament.

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LYCOPHRON
Lycophronis Chalcidensis Alexandra. Poëma obscurum. J. Meursius recensuit et libro commentario illustravit. Altera editio aucta et innovata. Accessit J. Scaligeri ... versio centum locis emendatior
Lugduni Batavorum: ex officinâ Ludovici Elzevirii, 1599.

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1557 1ed Witekind Lives Caesars Suda Byzantine ROME Latin Melanchthon Wittenberg

Little is known of Hermann Witekind other than that he studied with Melanchthon in Wittenberg. At the suggestion of Melanchthon, Witekind set to translating the Greek encyclopedia, the 'Suda'. This work, attributed to an author named Soudas, covers the lives of important Roman and Byzantine rulers. According to Knight, this encyclopedia was
"the most important Greek lexicon or encyclopedia – one of the most valuable documents of Greek philology, grammar, and literary history."

Item number: #7924
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WITEKIND, Hermann
Vitae Caesarum, quot & quemadmodum apud Suidam iuveniuntur: adiecta sunt Graeca in gratiam studiosorum eius linguae
Francofurti: Brubach, 1557. First edition.

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o 97, [5]
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References: USTC 701518; VD16 S 10115; Kevin Knight, New Advent 'Suidas';
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1590 POPES Lives Platina Catholic Church Sacchi Italian Panvinio Venice Medici

Bartolomeo Sacchi, or Platina, was a 15th-century Italian humanist who is most remembered for his book 'Vitae Pontificum,' or 'Lives of the Popes.' 'Lives' was an important work dedicated to the papacy of important Catholic popes, but Platina wrote the work through the lens of Roman history with obvious themes of paganism. This book was the first systematic handbook on papal history and praises the punishment of heresy throughout the Catholic Church.

This 1590 edition of Platina was published in Venice by Girolamo Polo. This edition is notable for being revised and edited by Onofrio Panvinio.

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SACCHI, Bartolomea [Platina]
Battista Platina delle vite de'pontefici : dal Saluator del mondo Giesv Christo sino a Paolo II : con l'aggionta delle vite de gli altri Pontefici, da Sisto Quarto sino a Sisto Quinto, scritte da Honofrio Panuinio, e da diuersi altri Authori, come al suo luoco si vede.
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1580 LAW Justinian Institutes Codex Rome Corpus Juris Aldobrandini & Cornello
"Freedom is the natural ability of everyone to do what he likes, unless it is prohibited by law or by force."
― Justinian I
The 'Institutes of Justinian' is a portion of the full Corpus Juris Civilis, largely based on the Institutes of Gaius. Justinian sought to reform Roman law and education. This work was originally intended to be used by law students, but they were not solely used as a textbook, they carried legal weight …as law!
This 1580 Venetian edition was collected by lawyer Silvestro Aldobrandini who included his own commentary as well as notes of Francisci Cornello.
Item number: #13654
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JUSTINIAN
Institutiones iuris civilis d. Iustiniani imp. accuratissime recognitae atque emendatae cum omnibus Syluestri Aldobrandini & aliorum clarissimorum iurisconsultorum annotationibus hactenus impressis.
Venezia, [Giovanni Varisco] apud Domenico & Giovanni Battista Guerra, 1580.

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1587 German LAW Mynsinger von Frundeck Apotelesma Papal BANNED FORBIDDEN Index
Joachim Mynsinger von Frundeck was a 16th-century German lawyer known for his contributions to jurisprudence and German law. One of his better works is 'Apotelesma' – a study in law covering numerous topics including usury, marriage, and jurisdiction of the papacy among many others. This book was placed on the Prohibited Books Index. This 1587 edition was published in Venice by Joannem Baptista a Porta.
Item number: #17991
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MYNSINGER von FRUNDECK, Joachim
Ioachimi Mynsingeri a Frundek, iureconsulti clarissimi Apotelesma, siue corpus perfectum scoliorum ad quatuor libros Institutionum iuris ciuilis. Iam denuo, sed multo faelicius quam antea, impressum
Venetiis : Apud Ioannem Baptistam a Porta, 1587.

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[68], 660
· References: curiously not found in the USTC
· Language: Latin
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1597 Bernardo Tasso Italian Letters Annibal Caro Pietro Bembo Pope Clement VII

Bernardo Tasso was a 16th-century Italian author who is best remembered for his extensive collection of letters to prominent Italian figures. These letters included correspondence with Cagnino Gonzaga, Annibal Caro, Cardinal Pietro Bembo, Guido Rangoni, and Popes Paul III and Clement VII.

This 1597 edition is exceedingly rare – only one example is held in any institutional library in the entire Western Hemisphere!
Item number: #10023
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TASSO, Bernardo
Le lettere di m. Bernardo Tasso. Vtili non solamente alle persone priuate, ma anco à secretarij de principi per le materie che ui si trattano, & per la maniera dello scriuere
In Venetia: Appresso il Griffio, 1597.

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References: USTC 858259; Edit16 35451;
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Language: Italian
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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Size: ~5.75in X 4in (14.5cm x 10cm)
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1586 Illustrium Poetarum Mirandula Latin Poems Virgil Ovid Horace Genvea Tournes
Octavianus Mirandula was a 16th-century anthologist who is best known for his collections of quotes and passages of famous authors. In his work 'Illustrium Poetarum Flores', Mirandula gathers several Latin quotes from works of Virgin, Ovid, Horace, Lucretius, and Catallus. It was regularly reissued throughout the 16th-century, but this edition collected by John of Tournes was the first published in Geneva. John of Tournes left Lyon in 1582 and began publishing in Geneva.

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MIRANDULA, Octavianus (Fioravanti)
Illustrium poetarum flores
[Geneva]: Apud Joannem Tornesium, 1586.

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References: USTC 451075
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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Size: ~5in X 3.5in (13cm x 9cm)
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1581 Religion in ROME Numismatics COINS Cults Mythology Caesars Gladiators Choul

Guillaume du Choul was a 16th-century historian best-remembered for his histories of ancient Rome. One of his best books was 'Discourse on the Religion of the Ancient Romans'
– a history of Roman Emperors, descriptions of life and times of ancient Rome, and most importantly a commentary on Roman coins and their religious implications (i.e. mythology, cults, etc.). This book also offers descriptions of forged Roman coins.
Item number: #19555
Price: $1500
Du CHOUL, Guillaume
Discours de la religion des anciens Romains : de la castrametation & discipline militaire d'iceux. Des bains & antiques exercitations grecques & romaines
Lyon : G. Roville, 1581.
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Discourse on Religion – 339, [57]
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Discourse on Discipline – 154, [10]
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Signatures: a-z4, A-Z4, AA-BB4 CC6; Aa-Tt4 Vv6
· References: USTC 6716
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1587 Apocrypha Old Testament Holy BIBLE Vulgate Latin Kings Chronicles Job Tobit
An extremely rare and rather unknown 16th-century portion of the Old Testament. Bibles from this era are notoriously rare and have maintained their desirability through centuries. This particular issue is curious – a complete book in itself containing (per the title page) only the books of Kings, Chronicles, Esdras (i.e. Ezra, Nehemiah and Esdras), Tobit, Judith, Esther, and Job. It is unclear who the editor of this Vulgate Bible is; however, the USTC places it published somewhere in Germany in 1587. Still, a very rare and desirable 16th-century Bible.
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BIBLE
Libri regum IIII., paralipomenon II., Esdrae III., Tobiae I., Judith I., Esther I., Job I.
[Germany: 1587].

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992
· References: USTC 672942
· Provenance: Handwritten – M. S. Hammelman
· Language: Latin
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1560 PSALMS of David Holy BIBLE Georg Maior Leipzig Rhambau Psalterium Songs
An extremely rare and rather unknown 16th-century edition of the Psalms of David. Editions such as this are highly desirable, but this edition, presumably edited by Georg Maior, contains impressive, illustrated initials.
Item number: #19590
Price: $950
MAIOR, Georg [edit.]
Psalterium Davidis juxta translationem veterem, iterum repurgatum, et ad Hebraicam veritatem recogn., cum argumentis et scholiis brevissimis auctis,
Lipsiae : Joh. Rhambau excud., 1560.

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[24], 172 leaves, [16], 80 leaves, [6]
· References: USTC 688271
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
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Includes two clasps
· Size: ~5.75in X 3.5in (14.5cm x 9cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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