Adagioru[m] opus per autorem et diligenter recognitu[m], et magnifice locupletatum.

AUCTION 77 |
Thursday, January 17th,
2019 at 1:00 PM
"K2" Online Auction: Printed Books, Holy Land Maps, Posters, & Jewish Graphic Art
Lot 79
VERGIL, POLYDORE.
Adagioru[m] opus per autorem et diligenter recognitu[m], et magnifice locupletatum.
Basle: Johannes Froben 1525
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $150
Vergil’s Adagia is a compilation of hundreds of Latin proverbs and phrases, intended to induce the reader with positive, upstanding values. The first work of its kind, the first edition (1498) preceded Erasmus's similar effort by two years.