SALLUSTIUS CRISPUS, G.

Opera

      [Christophorus de Pensis] (Venice) [After 14th Nov. 1495] Recent boards using leaves from an incunable Folio . Important new edition with the commentary of Laurentius Valla, edited by Pomponius Laetus and here revised by Johannes Britannicus. The title is illustrated with the fine woodcut "magister cum discipulis" on title-age depicting Sallust with the editor Johannes Britannicus and the commentator Laurentius Valla identified in the cut as the pupils. The extensive commentary is by the eminent Italian humanist Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457), whose writings had a substantial influence on Erasmus (see Contemporaries of Erasmus, III, pp. 371-375). Pomponius Leto (Laetus: 1425-1498) was a leading figure among the Roman humanists and the founder of the Roman Academy. A fine fresh copy [110] leaves. Roman letter. With fine large woodcut "magister cum discipulis". Two conjugate leaves (d2 and d5) lightly browned other wise fine fresh copy. § Hain-Copinger 14229; GW M39602; BMC V, 474 f.; Goff S- 81; Essling 51; Sander 6677