1573 Edition of Aulus Gellius's Noctes Atticae

Aulus Gellius. AULI GELLII LUCULENTISSIMI SCRIPTORIS NOCTES ATTICAE. Venice: apud Io. Gryphium, 1573. Later edition. Limp parchment, manuscript on spine, (2) edges stained. 8vo; a8 B-C8 A-2O8; [48], 591, [1]pp. Italic type; text in Latin, with Greek. With index, printed marginalia, printer's device on title page and final page, woodcut initials. Edit16 20613.
6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.
Aulus Gellius (2nd century) is known primarily through Noctes Atticae, or Attic Nights, a compilation of essays he wrote in Attica, Greece on a variety of subjects such as history and literature. These essays include passages from many ancient works, including some that no longer survive in their entirely, and offer insights into many topics of interest to Gellius.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Parchment heavily darkened and discolored, especially at front and spine, with light staining on the front cover and heavier staining on the back, edgewear, and minor sticker residue on spine, lacking ties; significant separation from text block starting at head with first gathering loose; wormhole at front hinge, free endpapers lightly frayed and one with writing in ink and pencil, pages lightly toned with occasional foxing, light grime, marginalia, or small ink mark, one page with corner loss not impacting text; damp staining and small wormholes common throughout, mostly concentrated at lower corner.