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OBSEQUENS, Julius Prodigiorum liber ab urbe condita ad Augustum Caesarem [...]. Lyon J. de Tournes & G. Gazeau 1553 16mo: 367 pp. Contemp. calf, gilt-ruled border and gilt medallion portrait of Henri II of France on covers, spine with 4 raised bands (expertly rebacked). Very good copy. Lyon pocket ed. of Obsequens’ curious work on omens and supernatural events that took place in Rome between 249 and 12 B.C., mainly based on Livy. Woodcut ornament on title. Printed in italics. Ref. SvGültlingen (De Tournes) 261 = Carter 256. - Not in Adams. - For the binding see Hobson/Culot, La reliure en Italie et France au XVIe s. (1991), p. 123. Bound after, same imprint, 1556: Boemus, Joannes - Mores, legues, et ritus omnium gentium [...]. 374-[37-5 bl.] pp. Rare Lyon ed. of the 1st ethnographic compendium of the Early Modern period in Europe, compiled by the German humanist canon of Ulm Cathedral Johann Böhm (1485-1534). It also offers a compact history and geography of the world, esp. of European countries, but there are also chapters on Africa and Asia. Title within elaborate ornamental border. Printed in italics. Ref. SvGültlingen (De Tournes) 333 = Carter 327. - Adams B-2268. Prov. Unidentified woodcut coat of arms on front endpaper. - Old name on Boemus title.
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OBSEQUENS, Julius Prodigiorum liber ab urbe condita ad Augustum Caesarem [...]. Lyon J. de Tournes & G. Gazeau 1553 16mo: 367 pp. Contemp. calf, gilt-ruled border and gilt medallion portrait of Henri II of France on covers, spine with 4 raised bands (expertly rebacked). Very good copy. Lyon pocket ed. of Obsequens’ curious work on omens and supernatural events that took place in Rome between 249 and 12 B.C., mainly based on Livy. Woodcut ornament on title. Printed in italics. Ref. SvGültlingen (De Tournes) 261 = Carter 256. - Not in Adams. - For the binding see Hobson/Culot, La reliure en Italie et France au XVIe s. (1991), p. 123. Bound after, same imprint, 1556: Boemus, Joannes - Mores, legues, et ritus omnium gentium [...]. 374-[37-5 bl.] pp. Rare Lyon ed. of the 1st ethnographic compendium of the Early Modern period in Europe, compiled by the German humanist canon of Ulm Cathedral Johann Böhm (1485-1534). It also offers a compact history and geography of the world, esp. of European countries, but there are also chapters on Africa and Asia. Title within elaborate ornamental border. Printed in italics. Ref. SvGültlingen (De Tournes) 333 = Carter 327. - Adams B-2268. Prov. Unidentified woodcut coat of arms on front endpaper. - Old name on Boemus title.
