1583 VALERII MAXIMI Dictorum Factorumq antique 16th CENTURY VELLUM BINDING

Valerii MaximiDictorum Factorumq, memorabilium Libri Novem a Sebastiano Corrado emendati, & illustratiVenice by Ioan Gryphium; 1583238 numbered leaves and 10 unnumbered leaves at the end of the book.Original limp vellum , manuscript title at the spine, with spots. Spots at the lower right corner of first 3 leaves, old drawings at the endpapers and front pastedown and front coverMinor toningThe work is a sort of moral and civil anthology, it collects a vast range of anecdotes, stories and aphorisms taken from Roman and Greek history, with the aim of illustrating their vices and virtues.This edition is particularly important because it contains comments and annotations by Sebastiano Corrado which have contributed to clarifying and interpreting the original text.Woodcut printer's device on title-page. Text in Latin===================== Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX ("nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as De factis dictisque memorabilibus or Facta e