{"product_id":"1594-plantin-publishing-valerius-maximus-vellum-antique-16th-century","title":"1594 PLANTIN PUBLISHING VALERIUS MAXIMUS VELLUM antique 16th Century","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eValerius Maximus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDictorum factorumque memorabilium libri IX ... restituti, per Stephanum Pighium. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeiden, Plantin; 1594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 parts in 1 volume. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e400 pp.; 96 pp., 7 leaves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal blind ruled vellum, red edges.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Adams V 122. Cf. Schweiger II, 1109 (Antwerp). – \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFront endpaper and title page with manuscript entries, slightly browned. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell preserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 4.5 by 6.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Latin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e===============================================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eHistorians 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValerius 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:\u003cbr\u003eBook I, religion, omens, prophecies;\u003cbr\u003eBook II, social customs;\u003cbr\u003eBooks III-VI, virtuous conduct;\u003cbr\u003eBooks VII–VIII, a varied group including good fortune, military strategy, law suits, eloquence, and others;\u003cbr\u003eBook IX, evil conduct.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValerius 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e=====================================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52104775172398,"sku":null,"price":642.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/205189-003jpg.jpg?v=1779994045","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1594-plantin-publishing-valerius-maximus-vellum-antique-16th-century","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}