LAURENBERG (Jean). Antiquarius: in which, in addition to anc - Lot 133

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LAURENBERG (Jean). Antiquarius: in which, in addition to anc - Lot 133
LAURENBERG (Jean). Antiquarius: in which, in addition to ancient and obsolete words and less commonly used terms, unusual figures of speech, and the most common customs of the Roman and Greek peoples are explained and clarified. A work drawn from a vast number of Latin... Appended at the end is a collection of ancient terms gathered from various glossaries. Lyon, Jean Anard, 1622, in-4, 4 unnumbered folios—529 pages—1 folio. Bound in brown calfskin, ribbed spine, finely decorated panels, red edges. (Contemporary binding).—Old signature on the last endpaper: J. ? Boileau. Caps rubbed, upper cover joints split, first endpaper torn off, a few scattered foxing spots or stains inside. First edition. This dictionary of ancient and lost Latin phrases was reprinted in 1652. Sources are cited. Title printed in red and black, with the printer’s mark in intaglio. Text in two columns. The German philologist and writer Jean Laurenberg published several satirical poems that earned him comparisons to Juvenal and Horace. He also taught mathematics.
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