Plato.

DIVINI PLATONIS GEMMAE, SIVE ILLUSTRIORES SENTENTIAE, AD EXCOLENDOS MORTALIUM MORES & VITAS RECTE INSTITUENDAS, NICOLAO LIBURNIO VENETO COLLECTAE.

Parisiis: Gulielmum Cauellat, 1556. An early, pocket-size anthology of Latin quotations from Plato edited by Venetian humanist Nicolae Liburnius (1474-1557). 32mo (3 x 4.5") full vellum; 127 leaves (approximately 250 pages) plus 2-page index. Vellum considerably mottled, gilt spine decoration nearly rubbed away, spine label only partially present. Text block clear and nearly fine.
Item #54922

Price: $450.00