Sententiae ex thesauris Graecorum delectae […] nunc primum a Conrado Gesnero doctore medico, Tigurino, in Latinum sermonem traductae […].

8vo: [24]-386 ff. (somewhat short, occ. marg. soiling or spotting).

Old mottled calf, gilt border on covers, flat spine with morocco label and gilt library arms, gilt inside dentelles, red edges (rubbed, corners def.). Good copy.

Extensive selections, translated in Latin by the Swiss humanist physician Gesner (1516-1565), form the major compilation by Stobaeus (5th c.) of fragments from Greek authors from Antiquity (poets, philosophers, scholars), containing texts otherwise lost. Title within woodcut border. Printed in italics. Privilege in Dutch and in Gothic type (a1v-2r).
Ref. BT 4430. - Not in Adams.
Prov. Old ms. entry at top of title. - Libr. arms on spine. - Libr. stamp.