200 - Valerius Maximus.

Valerius Maximus. Valerii Maximi Dictorvm, Factorvm... Venice: Ioan. Gryphium, 1583. 238 leaves, 18 p. index, [2]. Title vignette (virtute duce, comite fortuna), with some woodcut initials, printed in italics. 18th-century? vellum, gilt lettering on spine, red edges, some very small staining on the first blank leaf, some very slight foxing, text in Latin, a fine copy. Valerius Maximus, c. 20 B.C.–c. A.D. 50, Roman author. Little is known of his life. He compiled a vast collection of *Facta et Dicta Memorabilia* in nine books [of memorable deeds and sayings]; it was written c. A.D. 30 and is a miscellany of anecdotes on a variety of subjects. The work was widely popular, especially as a source for writers and orators. This edition, an addition to the aforementioned nine books, is very rare; only one copy is known to exist, and it belongs to the “Biblioteca del Liceo Muratori” in Modena. – 27.