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Macrobius, Ambrosius Theodosius. *Two Books on Scipio’s Dream: And Seven of the Same Author’s *Saturnalia*. Now revised and expanded in many places. With a woodcut title border by Anton Woensam of Worms, a woodcut world map, 3 headbands, 7 schematic woodcut illustrations, and numerous initials. Cologne, Cervicornus, 1526. 10 unnumbered leaves, 140 leaves. 31 x 21 cm. Parchment binding ca. 1600 (slightly stained, corners repaired). VD16 C 3639, M 50 - Merlo 1053, 448 - Wohlgemuth 26.2 - Shirley, World 13 (cf.) - The second edition printed in Germany of Macrobius’ commentary on Cicero’s “Somnium Scipionis.” The title border, printed from a single plate, is “an original-side, exquisite copy of the woodcut by Hans Holbein” (Merlo). The world map on fol. 34vo. depicting the mythical southern continent of the “Antipodes.”—The lower margin at the cut edge shows traces of moisture in places; the text contains occasional old underlinings and a few barely visible wormholes. *
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