PORCIA, JACOBUS.

Teaching children all the importants aspects of life De librorum educatione.

      Strasbourg, Johannis Schottius, 1510.. 4to. Later boards, with white paper-label on spine. With charming woodcut vignette at the end, showing a running hare between ornamental flowers. (10) lvs.. Rare essay on the education of children, in Latin, by Jacobus Purlillarum Comes, or Jacobus Porcia, published in Strasbourg by Jan Schot at the expense of George Maxillus, alias Übelin, Councillor of the Bishop of Strasbourg. The book contains short chapters on birth, infant feeding, the family, teacher, children's games, religion, the games of adolescents, professions, the military, the church, the civil service, old people and death. No further information could be found on the author or the book. Good copy.- (Library stamp on verso title). Ritter, Cat. Incunables & Livres XVIe Siecle Bibl. Municip . Strasbourg, 1750; STC German p. 712.