05-31-201405-31-2014
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May 31, 2014 11:00 AMCalender
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Baïf, Lazare de (1496-1547) and Erasmus Desiderius (1466-1536) Commentarius de Vestium

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2730BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 31, 2014 11:00AM

Description:

Baïf, Lazare de (1496-1547) and Erasmus Desiderius (1466-1536) Commentarius de Vestium. [Germany: No Printer, 1530].
Octavo, disbound, with an extensive note in Latin in an English hand dated 17 August 1540 below the errata (last page) and on the verso of the same leaf, title page dusty and toned, a few contemporary notes and underscores, 6 x 3 3/4 in.
This rare work is about ancient Roman clothing, and includes an index.
Estimate $400-600

A-E8, F4.


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Erasmus Desiderius, Germany