1544 POETRY by HORACE antique ILLUSTRATED VELLUM BOUND 16th CENTURY FOLIO

[Horace Flaccus, Quintus]

Horace, Quintus.

 Omnia poemata, cum ratione carminum, et argumentis ubique insertis.
 Interpretibus Acrone, Porphirione etc.

Venice, Hieronymus Scotus; 1544

2 lvs, 245 (recte: 247) numbered pages, 1 blank leaf.

With woodcut printer's mark and 10 (9 repeated) woodcuts in the text. 


Original vellum, spine with title label.

Some damages to the spine and covers.


-Adams H 886. Graesse III, 350. Sander 3465. –

A two-column Venetian printing of Horace's lyrical poetry, extensively commented on by numerous renowned scholars.
The woodcut, repeated at the beginning of each book, depicts Horace at his writing desk.

Some dampstains,  title with period manuscript ownership entry, handwritten donation inscription and mounted library label of the Capuchin monastery of St. James in Cologne.

First and last gatherings with wormholes.

Varying degrees of browning and water-stained throughout.


Folio. Size 9 by 12.5"

Text in Latin
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