1696 POETRY by Hosschius & Wallius ANTIQUE VELLUM BOUND 17th CENTURY

img{max-width:100%} Hosschius & Wallius  [Poemata]. ELEGIARUM LIBRI SEXVenice, J.J. Hertz, 1696. 2 parts in 1 volumeSize 4 by 6 3/4"317, 310 pp.Original vellum binding. Worn binding with some damages to the edge, visible on the photos.Very good interior conditionText in Latin==================================Sidronius Hosschius, latinised form of Syderoen de Ho(o)sch, also known as Sidronius de Hossche and Sidron de Hossche (1596 – 1653) was a Flemish poet and Jesuit priest.His contemporaries held him in great esteem for his elegant Latin verse and his works were reprinted several times during the 17th and 18th centuries.-------------------------------- Jacobus Wallius , or, in the vulgar language, Jacques van de Walle , is a Flemish poet of Latin language (1599-1690)Attracted both by the Muses and by spirituality, he entered in 1617 to the Jesuits , at a time when this order was a breeding ground for Latin literati and poets.He was thus able to devote himself freely t