Pliny the Elder (23 AD-79 AD) Historia Mundi

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Pliny the Elder (23 AD-79 AD) Historia Mundi. edited by Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547) Basel: Froben, 1530.
Folio, 671 pages, plus index, some wormholes and marginal stains, Froben's ornamental woodcut initials, in 17th century sheepskin, gold tooled spine, leather damaged.
Beatus Rhenanus is known for his biography of his friend, Erasmus. He was very active, working with the Froben on several different projects of classical scholarship.
Estimate $400-600

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