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1575 PLANTIN PUBLISHING VALERIUS MAXIMUS VELLUM antique 16th Century
1575 PLANTIN PUBLISHING VALERIUS MAXIMUS VELLUM antique 16th Century
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Dictorum factorumque memorabilium. Libri IX. Infinitis mendis ex veterum exemplarium fide repurgati, atque in meliorem ordinem restituti, per Stephanum Phigium Campensem
Antwerp, ex off. Christophori Plantini, 1574
In-8° (4 1/4 by 6 1/2")
392 + 99 + [12] pp.
Note: Ref. Adams V-116 ; Bib. Belgica V148 ; Voet V 2411.
Edited by Stephanus Pighius.
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Text in Latin
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Historians know very little about the life of early first century writer, Valerius Maximus (active during the Reign of Emperor Tiberius 14 C.E. – 37 C.E.) except that he was the friend of Sextus Pompeius and may have accompanied Pompeius on his governorship to Asia.
Valerius published Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Libri IX (Nine Books of Memorable Deeds and Sayings) around 31 C.E. This compilation of contemporary conventional wisdom is divided as follows:
Book I, religion, omens, prophecies;
Book II, social customs;
Books III-VI, virtuous conduct;
Books VII–VIII, a varied group including good fortune, military strategy, law suits, eloquence, and others;
Book IX, evil conduct.
Valerius dedicated Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Libri IX to the reigning emperor, Tiberius, and consistently flatters him throughout. He drew upon other writers, including Cicero, Livy, and Varro to create a "turgid and bombastic style."
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Good condition, some wear. Missing ties. Old bookplate at the front endpapers.
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