{"product_id":"1573-apophthegmata-by-encyclopedist-conrad-lycosthenes-antique-16th-cent-binding","title":"1573 APOPHTHEGMATA by encyclopedist Conrad Lycosthenes antique 16th cent BINDING","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'gotham ssm a', 'gotham ssm b', Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(51,51,51); font-style: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px 0px 11px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-indent: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eLykosthenes, Konrad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApophthegmatum ex optimis utriusque linguae scriptoribus quum priscis, tum recentioribus. \u003cbr\u003eParabolarum item seu similitudinum, loci communes. \u003cbr\u003eDenuo aucti, ad trium exemplarium collationem accuraté recogniti, \u0026amp; in ordinem alphabeticum digesti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLausanne, Franciscus Le Preux, 1573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1050 pp. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal eather binding  (stained and chipped, spine expertly restored, the covers with the owner's initials scraped out) with  cover fillet and hand tooled gilt ornamental center piece on both covers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Cf. STC 293. – \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLausanne printing of the Apophthegmata by the humanist encyclopedist Conrad Lycosthenes (1518–1561), first published in 1555, \"undoubtedly one of his most substantial works\" (ADB XIX, 727). \u003cbr\u003eExtensive collection of maxims handed down from antiquity and humanism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomewhat damp-stained at the edges, more so at the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 4 1\/2 by 6 3\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Latin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e==========================\u003cbr\u003eConrad Lycosthenes (8 August 1518 – 25 March 1561), born Conrad Wolffhart, was an Alsatian humanist and encyclopedist.\u003cbr\u003eDeacon of Saint Leonard in Basel, professor of grammar and dialectics, Lycosthenes had a passion for the study of nature and geophysics.\u003cbr\u003e==========================\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52165590647086,"sku":null,"price":857.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/205310-001jpg.jpg?v=1781028383","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1573-apophthegmata-by-encyclopedist-conrad-lycosthenes-antique-16th-cent-binding","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}