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DIONYSIUS HALICARNASEUS. Antiquitates Romanae. Latin translation by Lampugninus Biragus. [300] leaves, including initial blank. Folio, 289x196 mm, early 19th-century vellum, spine attractively gilt with morocco lettering pieces; marginal soiling and stains on opening leaves, dampstaining in outer margins toward end. (Treviso: Bernardinus Celerius, 24 or 25 February 1480)
first edition. This edition is known in at least 6 issues, differing in the setting of the second and last leaves, with these frequently mixed. This copy matches Polain (Belgium) 1312A. The original Greek text was first published in 1546-47. Hain-Copinger 6239; GW 8243; BMC VI, 895; Goff D250; ISTC id00250000. from the library of the florentine humanist benedetto varchi (1503-65), with his signature and marginalia on the first 12 leaves. Varchi's historical writing, such as his Storia Fiorentina, was influenced by classical models.
