Juvenalis, Decimus Junius; Persius Flaccius, Aulus, & Ovidius, Publius Nasonius

Satirae...With the Commentary of Domitius Calderinus. Venice: Baptista De Tortis, 1485. a-I6, K8 [Lacks K1, K2, K7 [All Replaced With Facsimile Leaves on Old Paper], & K8 (Blank). ] [Bound With: ] Satirae...With the Commentary of Bartholomaeus Fontius....

      1484-5. Folio. 2 vols in 1. Contemp. Venetian binding in calf, blind stamped in panels with decorative rolls, rosettes, and central ornaments built up with smaller stamps; over wooden boards, heavily wormed, lacks bosses and clasps, spine and edges restored, pin wormholes throughout with some text affected, occ. dampstains, clean tear across a2 of first work-repaired, a few pen trials, rear cover paste-down has a contemporary circular astronomical? diagram from Sacrobosco? Some of the incunable capitals have been supplied in an old hand. Juvenal (fl. A.D. 100)was the last great Roman satiric poet, and although it is not certain, it is generally believed that he was a member of the imperial court of Domitian who fell out of favor for lampooning a court favorite. His work was largely unpopular until the fourth century when Lactantius quoted him by name and Ausonius, among others, imitated him. Juvenal's satire may be seen as a protest against the corruptions of Rome in his day, and the works were greatly admired throughout the Middle Ages and became the model for many satirists in the Renaissance and thereafter. Persius Flaccus (A.D.34-62), Etruscan knight and Stoic, is best remembered for his satires. His works were much read in Anitquity and the Middle Ages, but for his contorted thought, language, and many digressions, they are little read today. Donne emulated him, and his work has been compared for its flavor to that of Auden. Juvenalis: Goff J650. Hain 9697. IGI 5588. Proctor 4630. BMC V324. Schweiger I, 500. ISTC ij00650000. Bod-inc J3112. Persius: Goff P346. Hain 12724. Oakes 1908. IGI 7499. Proctor 4845. BMC VII, 1139. Schweiger II, 706. ISTC ip00346000. Bod-inc P140.