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SOLINUS (fl. 250 CE). De situ orbis terrarum. Pesaro: Girolamo Soncino, 1512.
Soncino’s early edition of the popular ancient catalogue of wonders by Solinus. Mostly a mélange of the works of Pliny and Pomponius Mela, Solinus’s geography is augmented with amazing tales of the monsters and curiosities of distant lands. Adams S1390; Manzoni, Annali tipografici dei Soncino 70.
Folio (304 x 210mm). (Marginalia sometimes cropped). Modern leather. Provenance: early ink annotations in several hands – James Maidment (1793-1879, British antiquarian; cut-out arms on flyleaf) – Bernard Quaritch Ltd (pencil inscription recording purchase from a Sotheby’s sale in May 1925).
Soncino’s early edition of the popular ancient catalogue of wonders by Solinus. Mostly a mélange of the works of Pliny and Pomponius Mela, Solinus’s geography is augmented with amazing tales of the monsters and curiosities of distant lands. Adams S1390; Manzoni, Annali tipografici dei Soncino 70.
Folio (304 x 210mm). (Marginalia sometimes cropped). Modern leather. Provenance: early ink annotations in several hands – James Maidment (1793-1879, British antiquarian; cut-out arms on flyleaf) – Bernard Quaritch Ltd (pencil inscription recording purchase from a Sotheby’s sale in May 1925).