(Bassus, Cassianus)

Constanini Caesaris selectarum praeceptionum de Agricultura

      Libri viginti, Iano Cornario medico physico interprete, Basilae, Froben, 1538. 12mo, 4 ll., 389p., 1 l. Half vellum. *Latin edition of an interesting collection of early agricultural texts, originally compiled by Cassianus Bassus about the 6th or 7th century A.D., and revised by order of Constantine VII (to whom it is here ascribed) about 950. Translated by Cornarus Apud J. a 'Burgofrancho', also printed the book in 1538 and it has since been published in Greek, French, Italian and English in many editions, down almost in the 20th century. Handwritten notes from 1657 on the titlepage, partly erased and small hole in white margin; some pages rather cut short. As far as we can see this is the first Latin translation.