Lot 977
977
MURETUS, M.A. Opera omnia, ex Mss. aucta & emend. cum brevi annot. D. Ruhnkenii. Leyden, S. & J. Luchtmans, 1789. 4 vols. W. portr. of the author. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt backs w. brown and green labels, all edges red. (2 spine ends sl. chipped).
A distinguished French humanist, Muret was one of the finest stylists of his time and a close associate of the Pléiade. His work consists of greatly admired critical essays on classical texts, letters to many of his famous contemporaries, elegant neo-latin hymns and poems. - Graesse IV, 628; Sandys II, 460 & 148.€ 120
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