Libri de re rustica. M. Catonis lib. I. M. Terentii Varronis lib. III. L. Iunii Moderati Columellae lib. XII. Eiusdem de arboribus [...]. Palladii lib. XIIII. De duobus dierum generibus, simulque de umbris, & horis [...].

Venice, Heirs of A. Manutius & A. Torresani, Dec. 1533

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4to: [54]-295-[1] ff. (usual spotting, stain on title, faint marg. dampstain at end, front flyleaf gone).

Old vellum, gilt spine. Good copy.

2nd Aldine ed. (1st 1514) of the corpus of Roman agriculture, i.e. the most important texts on agriculture in Roman Antiquity (treatises on the art of wine-making, beekeeping, farming, etc.). 16 woodcut diagrams. Woodcut Aldine device on title, A1r and O8v. Printed in italics. Capital spaces with guide-letters. Wide margins with contemp. ms. notes.
Ref. Index Aur. 134.373. - UCLA 264. - Renouard 109:9. - STC Italian (BL) Suppl. 29. - Wellcome I:5899. - Not in Durling.