Assueri Persarum regis convivium, et Darii itidem Persarum regis coena, utrumque e sacris literis depromptum.

4to: [46] ff. (paper age-toned, some minor soiling).

Mod. wr. Nice rubricated copy.

Very rare Latin verses on the story of Ahasverus (Xerxes I) in the biblical Book of Esther and of Darius the Mede in the Book of Daniel. Reinhard Lorich (1510-1564) from Hadamar (Hessen) was a Lutheran theologian at Marburg University and a prolific Latin poet. Ill. with 5 full-page woodcuts. Title within elaborate woodcut border. Ref. VD-16 L-2577 (2 copies). - Not in Adams, BL, BnF, Oberlé etc.