Senariorum moralium liber, ex optimis vetustissimisque Graecorum autoribus, ad iuuentutis liberalem institutionem iuxta locos communes conscriptus. Una cum duobus calendariis scholasticis, pro Graecae & Latinae linguae tyronibus e sacra Scriptura concinnatis. Accesserunt etiam Epitaphia in quorundam clarorum hominum tumulos.

8vo: 126-[1-1 bl.] pp. (somewhat thumbed, lower half dampstained).

20th-c. red calf, blind-ruled covers, decorative endpapers. Good copy.

Very rare collection of moralizing Latin verses for the use at school, many taken from Greek literature. With similar Greek and Latin verses for beginners, and a collection of Latin verses on local themes. J. Hertel (1536-1564) was a Lutheran deacon and teacher in Basel and died at 28 of plague. Ref. VD-16 H-2625. - BnF. - Not in Adams, Oberlé, STC German (BL). Prov. Some reader’s marks. - "VB" (blind initials on front cover).