MARTIALIS, M(arcus) Val(erius)

Epigrammaton libri.
Animadversi, emendati & commentariolis luculenter explicati

Coloniae Allobrogum; 1623.

Limp vellum binding with manuscript title on the spine. 

Text block becoming dislodged from spine but still holding.  An old incunable leaf can be seen inside of the covers

Some foxing. Missing ties

Size 3.5 by 5.5"

 584 pages

Text in Latin

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Martial, Epigrams Martial was a 1st-century Roman poet from Spain most-known for his Epigrams. This important  piece of Roman literature expresses details of life in Rome focusing in on the brutal daily life during the Roman Empire. Martial describes living conditions of Rome, corrupt physicians and senators, cruel treatment of slaves, and secrets of emperors. Because of the style of Martial's writing, he is often considered the first insult comic, as he used humor to disguise his disdain for the life with which he was so familiar.