BARBARO Ermolao (1454-1493) - Castigationes Plinii. [Venice]: [Tipografia del Barbaro], [1492-1493].   A fresh copy of this rare and valued edition by Barbaro in which he denies incorrect statements by Mela, Plinus and medieval scribes.   2 tomes in one volume, folio (294 x 205mm). In Latin and Greek (small wormholes mainly in first leaves, light waterstaining to outer edge, some cropping). 18th-century vellum, gilt title on later spine label, blue edges. Provenance: contemporary annotations - Giano Soranzo (ownership inscription dated 1729; Senator of the Republic).   For this lot, the notification procedure for particular cultural interest was initiated by the Italian Soprintendenza on 22 January 2019.

Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500

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