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De magistratibus sacerdotiisque Romanorum /bound with/ Elegantiarum Libri VI carmine nuper perstricti: cum brevissimis iisdemque doctissimis scholis /bound with/ Paraphrasis seu potius epitome inscripta luculenta. Cum Gallica tum dictionum tum locutionum expostione

1557 · 097858 — Paris: Robert Estienne 1557. Vellum. pp. 112 8; 128 16; 192 36 of 40: 2 leaves missing. 12mo. Vellum with hand-lettered spine and yapped edges with the ties missing. Each title shows the famous Estienne olive tree vignette on the title page first and last titles include a colophon. Very good. In "de Magistratibus" Fiocci lists and explains the offices of Roman priests and magistrates. This work was reprinted many times in the 15th-17th centuries. The second title which translates to "The Beauties of the Latin Language" was written in 1431 to praise the Latin language and advocate for its proper usage. The third is a reprint of Erasmus' Biblical paraphrases. All three titles were popular in the 16th century and these reprints are published by famous Parisien printer Robert Estienne who inherited the press from his father Henri in 1526: Francis I later made him the King's Printer. Robert Estienne unknown