16th Century Literature

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. London.,1945. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. viii,696pp. Some light foxing to the blank endpapers otherwise near fine copy in publishers dark blue cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, with the gilt publishers emblem at the bottom of the spine. In the original dustwrapper lettered in light blue and brown. Overall a near fine bright clean copy.:

A biography of Abraham Lincoln early life and his politics.

TYPOGRAPHIA MEDICEA 1594, Arabic text of Thrir Usul Iqlidis (Eclid) translated by Nasir ud Din al Tusi. 453 p. iclude many woodcuts. chapter headings are in bold script. Firman (Imperial order) of the Ottoman Sultan Murad Khan IV dated 996 H ( November 1588 AD. ) in 31 lines, ordering the Ottoman citizens not to prevent the book dealers (whos names are mentioned in the Firman and seem to be Italian Book dealers.. Branton and Horacio (?) sons of Bandini ) from traviling in the Ottoman states and selling their Arabic, Turkish and Persian books freely. In early 20th c. dark green hard covers. almost un-cutted wide margins of papers. 32.5 x 22.5 cm. Copy in vey good condition.

1576 Boemus Legles et Ritus Customs of Asia Africa India Persia China AmericaJohann Boemus was an early 16th-century German ethnographer who is chiefly remembered for his work 'Leges et Ritus', originally published in 1520. This work is an account of customs and laws of Africa, Asia, and Europe. This rare book includesa detailed history of Tartary including merchant and trade activityPersian soldiers – training and clothing"the strange ways" of IndiaLands that produce only white menConnections of law and cultureEditions subsequent to the 1542 edition include some of the first written observations of Americans, according to Sabin. This book was also important in that it was considered to have a direct influence on Sebastian Muenster's 'Cosmography'. (Lach, 336)Item number: #5517Price: $950BOEMUS, Johann Mores, leges et ritus omnium gentium, a Joanne Boëmo ... - ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus collectiLugduni: apud Bartholomaeum Vincentium, 1576.Details: Collation: Complete with all pages… Read More

1573 Ragione d'Alcune Cose Castelvetro on Annibal Caro Poetry Italian Language

Lodovico Castelvetro was a 16th-century Italian scholar who was notable for his commentary, notes, and criticisms of other authors. His commentary on Aristotle was his most famous work; however, he was highly critical of fellow Italian writer Annibal Caro. In his work 'Regione d'Alcune Cose', Castelvetro discussed the language that Caro used in his poems, criticisms that sparred debates between the two scholars.

Item number: #7491
Price: $599
CASTELVETRO, Lodovico
Ragione d'alcune cose segnate nella canzone d'A. Caro. Venite a l'ombra de gran gigli d'oro

In Parma: Appresso Seth Viotto, 1573.

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Language: Italian
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Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)
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1546 Saint John of Damascus Byzantine Monk Philosophy Dragons Muslims FOLIO

Saint John of Damascus was a 7th-century Byzantine monk who served a variety of teaching roles during his lifetime. He studied philosophy and theology and wrote works that focused on heresy and prayer. He also wrote on church history, sacred rites, hymns and dogmas, Muslim theology, and even a work on dragons and ghosts! Many of the works of John of Damascus were initially recorded by John of Jerusalem and his work is still referenced today on the life of John of Damascus.

Item number: #9331
Price: $950
JOHN, Saint of Damascus
Sancti patris Ioannis Damasceni philosophi pariter et theologi suo tempore facile summi vniuersa Quae obtineri hac vice potuerunt opera: summo Henrici Gravii studio partim ex temebris ac situ eruta, partim cum Graecis exemplaribus mature collata...
Coloniae: Ex officina Petri Quentel, anno Christi nati, 1546.

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1669 1ed John Durel Defense of Church of England Worship Apologetics Catholic

John Durel was a 17th-century protestant apologist who, along was known for his controversial literature with the Church of England. 'Sanctae Ecclesiae Anglicanae Adversus Inverecundas' as one of his many works that defends the church against Catholic accusations of heretical worship. First written in 1662 under the title 'View of Public Worship of God', this book is an extensive commentary on the liturgical and theological bases of the Church of England.
Item number: #10120
Price: $550
DUREL, John
Sanctae Ecclesiae Anglicanae adversus iniquas atque inverecundas schismaticorum criminationes vindiciae
Londini: Typis Guliel. Godbid: Prostant apud Guliel. Wells & Rob. Scott, 1669. First Latin edition.
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1545 Saint Venerable BEDE Bible & Commentary English Monk Church Cosmology

Saint Venerable Bede was an English monk during the 7th- and 8th-centuries. He is most remembered for his ecclesiastical work on the history of English people, in which he discusses the establishment and growth of the church throughout the known world. He also wrote important commentaries on the books of the Bible. This work explains relevant Biblical passages, as well as describes the allegorical notes of Church Fathers. However, he did not write exclusively of church theology. He also wrote on the development of time and ideas of cosmology.
This 16th-century Latin edition was published in Paris by Roigny. An impressive, three-volume folio set!

Item number: #11735
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BEDE, Saint Venerable
Venerabilis Bedae presbyteri theologi doctissimi juxta ac sanctissimi, commentationum in Sacras Literas, tomus primus : in quo ea maximè quae Veteris Testamenti sunt, ita perspicuè ac dilucidè enarrantur, ut inter… Read More

Paris: Denys Ianot, [Janot], 1540. First Edition. Transl. from Spanish by "le Seigneur des Essarts", Nicolas de Herberay. (1540)-1542, 3 parts in 1 vol. 150; (4), 86; (3), 94 leaves., repeated woodcut printer's mark on 2 title-pages, 43 (some repeated) woodcut illustrations within borders. 65 historiated/ decorated initials (including Janot's white alphabet with thistle especially designed for the Amadis), 18th century calf with gilt spine and two contrasting leather labels. folio. - First part lacks the first two preliminary leaves (incl. title) So begins at aiii); Remaining prelims one leaf with tear in text and one leaf lacks upper outer blank corner; first part partly wormholed in lower margin; title-page. to second part some soiling and old owner's entries; title-page. to third part slightly. dust stained; lower corner of final three leaves of third part restored and small inkstain in outer margin; All three parts occasionally. finger soiled / stained; engraved heraldic bookplate of Ham Court… Read More

8° (mm 153x104); cc. (46). Al frontespizio, bellissima silografia raffigurante un erudito nel suo studiolo. Testo in carattere romano, diposto su due colonne. Piccoli capilettera silografici. Marocchino nero giansenista: titolo al dorso, dentelles interne e taglî in oro. Copia molto bella.Extremely rare Italian version - probably based on the first Italian translation of the previous year (Venice, Zorzi di Rusconi, 1514) - of this famous novel, one of the masterpieces of early Spanish literature. Rarissimo volgarizzamento – verosimilmente coniato sulla prima traduzione italiana dell'anno precedente (Venezia, Zorzi di Rusconi, 1514) – "di questo celebre romanzo, tra i capolavori della letteratura spagnola; e pubblicato per la prima volta a Siviglia nel 1492. Esso apre l'interpretazione delle posteriori raffigurazioni letterarie in materia d'amore: influì sulla Celestina, sull'Amadigi di Gaula, sulla Diana, sulla Galatea e sugli episodi sentimentali del Don Chisciotte" (C.A. Chiesa, Libri… Read More

1560 PSALMS of David Holy BIBLE Georg Maior Leipzig Rhambau Psalterium Songs
An extremely rare and rather unknown 16th-century edition of the Psalms of David. Editions such as this are highly desirable, but this edition, presumably edited by Georg Maior, contains impressive, illustrated initials.
Item number: #19590
Price: $950
MAIOR, Georg [edit.]
Psalterium Davidis juxta translationem veterem, iterum repurgatum, et ad Hebraicam veritatem recogn., cum argumentis et scholiis brevissimis auctis,
Lipsiae : Joh. Rhambau excud., 1560.

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· Size: ~5.75in X 3.5in (14.5cm x 9cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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1534 1ed Apian Instrumentum Astronomy Mathematics Alchemy Durer ART Trigonometry
Peter Apian was a 16th-century humanist who is remembered for his studies in astronomy and mathematics. One of his best known works was his 1534 mathematics treatise 'Instrumentum Primi Mobilis'. This book was Apian's studies in trigonometry, and, according to Tomash & Williams,
"Apian published a table of sines that, for the first time, was based on a circle with a radius of a power of ten, in this case one hundred thousand. The values of the functions were thus decimal and were easily adapted to any situation in which the defining circle was a decimal power."
This 1534 first edition is exceedingly rare and valuable. It contains the expected sine charts as well as numerous woodcut illustrations depicting protractor and arc readings. Note that this incredible work includes the original title page, which features a woodcut after Albrecht Durer.
Item number: #19895
Price: $2950
APIANUS, Peter
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1554 Petrarch Poetry Triumphs Italian Il Petrarca Venice Vellutello Woodcuts MAP

Petrarch was a 14th-century Italian humanist known for his discovery of the letters of Cicero and establishment of the study of humanism. He wrote sonnets and poems, many of which were the model of poetry during the Dark Ages. This exceedingly rare 1547 edition of the works of Petrarch includes his 'Triumphs' with commentary and notes by Alessandro Vellutello, a 16th-century Venetian author who was perhaps best-known for his commentary on Petrarch which first appeared in 1525.
Item number: #20229
Price: $2500
PETRARCH, Francesco
Il Petrarca
In Vinegia : Per Giouan. Griffio, 1554.

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· References: USTC 847854
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 6.25in (20.5cm x 15.5cm)
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1583 1ed Pistorius Medieval German Chronicle Sigebertus FOLIOS Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Johann Pistorius was a 16th-century historian who published a number of anti-Protestant works each of which demonstrated his knowledge of his despised theological opponents such as Martin Luther. One of his rather unknown works was his collection of the works of medieval chroniclers including the works of Marianus Scotus, Sigebertus of Gembloux, Lambert of Hersfeld, Roberti de Monte (Torigni), and Hermannus Contractus of Reichenau all of whom were known to chronicle the history of Germany and Germanic tribes.
This enormous two-volume set of vellum-bound folios is a stunning display – truly remarkable!
Item number: #21262
Price: $1950
PISTORIUS, Johann
Illustrium veterum scriptorum, qui rerum a Germanis per multas aetates gestarum historias vel Annales posteris reliquerunt

Francofvrti: apud haeredes Andreae Wecheli, 1583. 1st edition

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Lando, Ortensio. Ragionament Familiari di Diversi Autori, non meno dotti, che faceti, et dedicati alla rara cortesia del molto Reverendo & illust. Signore il Sig. Andrea Mattheo d'Acqua Viua. In Vinegia [Venecia] al segno del Pozzo, 1550
8vo, A-Q⁴; 64 leaves. Large printer's device on title-page and historiated initials.
OCLC 504326403
bound together with :
Lando, Ortensio. Oracoli de moderni ingegni si d'huomini come di donne, ne quali, unita si vede tutta la philosophia morale, che fra molti Scrittori sparsa si leggeva. In Vinetia [Venecia] appresso Gabriel Giolito di Ferrarii e Fratelli, 1550
8vo, A-L⁸ M4 [last leaf blank]; 91, [1] leaves. Large printer's device on title-page and historiated initials. A second (variant) printer's device also appears on the colophon at M3.
OCLC 29673198
Full calf, very rubbed and scuffed with loss to corners and spine. Splits to top board hinge. Small library label affixed to spine. Worm tracks to end-papers. Ink mark to title-page of 'Ragionament Familiari..'… Read More