Early Edition of the Works of Claudius Claudianus

Claudius Claudianus. HOC VOLUMINE HAEC CONTINENTUR CLAUDII CLAUDIANI... Florence: per haeredes Philippi Iuntae Florentini, 1519. First thus. 8vo; A-N8 o-y8; ff. 175 [1]. Later vellum boards, with red morocco label and gilt on spine, all edges stained blue, with patterned endpapers. Italic type; text in Latin. With dedication by Antonius Francinus Varchiensis, colophon on y7v, and device on verso of final leaf. Includes: In Rufinum, De Bello Gildonico, Epithalamium de Nuptiis Honorii & Mariae, De Raptu Proserpine, and others. Adams C2072; Edit16 12667.
6 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.
Claudius Claudianus (Claudian) (ca. 370-404) was an ancient Latin poet of the Roman Empire. He wrote a variety of political, historical, and mythological poems, most notably De raptu Proserpinae (The Rape of Proserpina) which is included in this volume.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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General scuffs and scratches to boards, light discoloration, manuscript on spine; sturdy binding; bookplate on first free endpaper; wormholes to several pages, with toning, and occasional writing, tears, chips, and light stains; tear to A1, re-margining with wormhole repairs to endpaper, A1-B1, and x-y8.