1598 COMEDIES of TERENCE ILLUSTRATED by AMMAN antique VELLUM MANUSCRIPT BINDING

Terentius (Afer), P. Antonio Mureto locis prope innumerabilibus emendatus, & lectionum varietate recens auctus. Editio prioribus accuratior. Frankfurt am Main, J. Sauer for P. Fischer's heirs; 1598 With two repeated printer's marks at the title and at the end, as well as six large woodcuts by J. Amman. 16 leaves, 316 pages, 1 blank leaf, 81 pages. Period vellum binding using an ancient manuscript. (Spine and front cover with damage, good interior). - VD16 T 498. Cf. Becker 72. Not in the STC or in Adams. - The six comedies of Terence, edited and commented on by the Neo-Latin poet Marc Antoine Muret (Marcus Antonius Muretus; 1525–1585). Muret's commentary first appeared in 1555 (Ebert 22489); Amman's woodcuts have been used since 1574; they depict the characters from the plays within differently framed ovals. With occasional period underlining and marginalia. Size 4 by 6. 5" Text in Latin