Author: Caius Sollius (Apollinaris Sidonii)
Title: Caii Sollii Apollinaris Sidonii Arvernorum Episcopi Opera. Io Savaronis Studio & diligentia castigatiùs recognita.
Description: Parisiis, In Officina Plantiniana, Apud Hadrianum Perier, Via Iacobaea, 1598. Contemporary limp vellum, (XXII), 362+6pp. Ca. 17 x 10,7 cm. Titlepage with Plantin's engraved printer's mark; with woodengraved initials and small head- and tailpieces; somewhat browned throughout; two pages misnumbered: p. 42 (24) and 194 (294), but complete!; good copy. The author was bishop of Clermont. This work opens with his biography, then following his elegant letters, which provide insightful commentary on the difficult later years of the Roman Empire, and life in the provinces. The work closes with all of his extant poems. Sidonius Apollinaris fittingly has been called "the last representative of classical Roman culture". Adams S1076.

Keywords: Clermont Latijn Lyon Oude boeken PTA 2013 Plantijn Savaron, Jean Sidonius Apollinaris VdW 5 Zestiende eeuw


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