BUDÉ, Guillaume. (With) PRISCIAN.

£4,500 · Offered by Sokol Books

Rare edition of Budé’s De asse et partibus eius, on Roman weights, measures and coinage, extremely popular and one of the most influential works of sixteenth-century humanism, bound with the rare first Badius Ascensius edition of the works of Priscian, which contains his treatise on Roman weights and measures. The Budé is the ‘definitive’ authorised edition, being the last to contain changes made during Budé’s lifetime. Budé’s work on Roman weights and measures was more than just an antiquarian treatise; it was a sweeping reconstruction of ancient Roman culture, based on Budé’s expert knowledge of Latin and Greek as well as Roman law, that inspired generations of humanists. It became the standard textbook for those interested in Roman coinage. As stated in the colophon, this is the last edition on which Budé himself had any influence, augmented and enlarged with corrections made by him prior to his death in 1540. A first issue was printed 1 November 1541, with this, the second issue, in January 1542, according to the colophons. At the end are reprinted Josse Bade’s notes from the prior edition, published by him in 1532, which also carried a colophon declaring its authorisation by Budé. Priscian was the most significant Latin grammarian to survive from antiquity. His most important work is this famous Latin grammar, the 18 books of the Institutionis Grammatices. This is followed by a number of shorter works, one on Roman weights and measures, along with: the elements of rhetor

• Binding: Hardcover

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