Ludus fortunae ad recreandum societatem, Latinis versibus omnibus in contrario sensu retrogradis exhibitus, & in tres libros distributus.

Leuven, Fr. Simons, 1633

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Lot description

4to: 188 pp. (final pp. 189-192 missing; toned, scribbling in title margin).

Contemp. vellum, flat spine titled in ink (soiled). Good copy.

Very rare collection of playful Latin verses by the Leuven physician and mathematician Sturmius (1559- after 1640). The work includes a number of geographical data on various towns, i.a. Antwerp (p. 17), Diest (20), Ieper (25), Leuven (27), Mechelen (28), Oostende (30), Tienen (35), as well as about e.g. Frankfurt or Paris. Woodcut ornament on title.
Ref. STCV 6654782. - De Swaef (Sturmius) 4.
Prov. Old name on title.