(1526-1527). PEROTTUS (Nic.). CORNUCOPIAE SIVE LINGUAE LATIN - Lot 115

(1526-1527). PEROTTUS (Nic.). CORNUCOPIAE SIVE LINGUAE LATINAE COMMENTARI... Venice, Aldus, 1526 and 1527. In-folio of [81]-1bl. leaves, 1436 columns-[14] leaves, havana half-basin, ribbed spine decorated with gilded Aldine irons (modern binding). Fine Aldine edition in accordance with Renouard's collation. Brought up in Bologna by the famous Vittorio de Feltré, Perroti went on to study Greek at the house of Cardinal Bessarion, and was appointed bishop of Siponto in 1458. His commentaries dedicated to the Duke of Urbino comprise 147 chapters of varying length on a wide variety of subjects (e.g., the book of spectacles or Martial's epigrams). The general index of all these writings has no fewer than 750 columns. 2 windows with soiled title, otherwise a fine, fresh copy. (Renouard, p. 103) (USTC, 847597).