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(Perottus, Nicolaus). In hoc volumine habentur haec. Cornucopiae, sive linguae latinae comentarii diligentissime recogniti: atq. ex archetypo emendati. (…).

With woodcut printer’s device on title and repeated at the end of each part. 81 leaves, 1 blank leaf, 1436 cols., 15 leaves. Folio. Contemp. blind-tooled pigskin over four raised bands and wooden boards. – Venice, Aldus and Andreas Asulanus, 1526-1527.

Fourth, enlarged edition published at Aldus. Collection of writings by different authors, first and foremost Nicolaus Perottus’ (1429–1480) „Cornucopiae“, a latin dictionary widely used in humanist circles in Europe. The additional content as listed on the title page: Index copiosissimus dictionum omnium (…); Eiusdem Sypontini libellus, quo Plynii epistola, ad Titum Vespasianum corrigitur; Cornelii Vitelij in eum ipsum Sypontini libellum annotationes; M. Terentij Varronis de lingua latina libri tres. Quartus. Quintus. Sextus; Eiusdem De analogia libri tres; Sexti Pompei Festi undeviginti librorum fragmenta; Nonii Marcelli Compendia, in quibus tertia ferè pars addita est (…), idque labore, & diligentia Iucundi nostri Veronensis, qui in Gallia Nonium cum antiquis contulit exemplaribus. Additus (…) longa dissertatio de generibus; Huc accedunt castigationes (…) Michaelis Bentini opera. The book was published in three parts, dated May 1526, September 1526, and March 1527. – Renouard 1834, 1; EDIT 16 CNCE 53685. – Pigskin torn on top end of spine, loose in several places and with some defects. Both pastedowns loose. Title page creased. Cancelled library stamp on verso of title page. Stain and defect to the inner joint in the rear part of the book. – Best.-Nr. 27062