1656 EPIGRAMMS by JEAN GIRARD antique VELLUM Epigrammata Legalia Facetissima

Girard, Jean (1518-1586)Epigrammata Legalia Facetissima. Coloniæ Agrippinæ: Kalcovium, 1656 Engraved additional title. Size 4 by 6"Original overlapping vellum with manuscript title on the spine, browned, lacking ties, generally sound , ink ex-libris Johann Neydecker on title.Text in Latin=======================One of the best and most important works by the Latin poet and Dijon jurist close to the Protestants, Jean Girard (1518-1586).The collection includes 500 epigrams in Latin verse, divided into five centuries. Each epigram is addressed to one of the five Centurions of Auxonne. The first, to Claude Grosteste, the author's brother-in-law, first centurion ;the second to the second centurion, and so on. Most of the epigrams that make up this collection are addressed to members of his family, and to important figures in Burgundy, such as councilors and lawyers of Dijon, notable inhabitants of Dole, and in particular of Auxonne, of which Girard was mayor for a long time.======================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Girard, Jean (1518-1586) Epigrammata Legalia Facetissima. Coloniæ Agrippinæ: Kalcovium, 1656 Engraved additional title. Size 4 by 6" Original overlapping vellum with manuscript title on the spine , browned, lacking ties, generally sound , ink ex-libris Johann Neydecker on title. Text in Latin ======================= One of the best and most important works by the Latin poet and Dijon jurist close to the Protestants, Jean Girard (1518-1586). The collection includes 500 epigrams in Latin verse, divided into five centuries. Each epigram is addressed to one of the five Centurions of Auxonne. The first, to Claude Grosteste, the author's brother-in-law, first centurion ; the second to the second centurion, and so on. Most of the epigrams that make up this collection are addressed to members of his family, and to important figures in Burgundy, such as councilors and lawyers of Dijon, notable inhabitants of Dole, and in particular of Auxonne, of which Girard was mayor for a long time. ========================   Please see my other auctions   Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Poetry
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:Literature & Fiction
• Language:Latin
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1656