89 - [De’ Fioravanti di Mirandola, Ottaviano]. *Viridarium illustrium poetarum cum ipsorum concordantiis in alphabetica tabula accuratissime contentis*. Lyon, de Villiers, 1512., A Garden of Latin Poets from the Early Sixteenth Century

[De’ Fioravanti di Mirandola, Ottaviano]. *Viridarium illustrium poetarum cum ipsorum concordantiis in alphabetica tabula accuratissime contentis*. Lyon, de Villiers, 1512., A Garden of Latin Poets from the Early Sixteenth Century [De’ Fioravanti di Mirandola, Ottaviano]. *Viridarium illustrium poetarum cum ipsorum concordantiis in alphabetica tabula accuratissime contentis*. Lyon, de Villiers, 1512. In octavo (162 x 110 mm); [5], CLXXVIII leaves. Title page in red type, two leaves printed in red and black (modern color alterations to the title page and some initials, slight browning.) 18th-century binding in sponged calfskin, decorated spine with a red label bearing the title in gold, and a wheel at the nail hole. A beautiful early edition of this famous anthology of Latin poetry, designed as a reference work thanks to the alphabetical organization of the concordances. The work brings together passages and quotations from the major classical poets, offering a useful repertoire for researching themes, expressions, and textual references, and bearing witness to the popularity of ancient literature in the humanistic culture of the early sixteenth century. A garden of Latin poets from the early sixteenth century