P. Vellei Paterculi Historiae Romanae duo volumina / ad M. Vinicium cos. progenerum Tiberii Caesaris, per Beatum Rhenanum Selesta diensem ab interitu vtcunque vindicata.

Accession number

PML 15422

Creator

Velleius Paterculus, approximately 19 B.C.-approximately 30 A.D.

Published

Basileæ : In ædibus Ioannis Frobenii ; 1520

Credit line

Pierpont Morgan,

Description

[12], 70, [14] p. ; 30 cm

Notes

Title within woodcut border; first page of dedicatory epistle (Sig. A2) and first page of text (Sig. a) within woodcut borders.
"Apelles olim..." border designed by Ambrose Holbein (signed AH), the other printed illustrations by Hans Holbein the Younge

Binding

16th-century French calf, elaborately gilt tooled for Grolier, with name and motto on covers.

Provenance

Jean Grolier, binding; Pierpont Morgan, purchased from Badin, 1907.

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Classification

Binding Collection

Century

16th century

Department

Printed Books