Lot 944
944
VERGILIUS, POLYDORUS. De rerum inventoribus ll. VIII et De prodigiis ll. III. Leiden, F. Hegerus, 1644. 2 in 1 vol. (38), 565; (6), 209(=109), (93) pp. W. engr. ti. 12°. Fine early 19th c. full red mor., ruled in gilt, a.e.g.
Polydore Virgil (c. 1470-1555), English historian, otherwise known as P.V. Castellensis. 'De inventoribus rerum', treating of the origin of all things whether ecclesiastical or lay, was exceedingly popular. 'De prodigiis' takes the form of a Latin dialogue between Polydore and his Cambridge friend Robert Ridley. - Brunet V, 1136; Graesse VI, 283. - With bookplate of Syston Park on paste down, gilt and black label of Robert Hoe on first free endpaper.€ 120
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