(PARTHENIUS Bernard; HORATIUS), (Stefan BATORY). Bernardi Parthenii Spilimbergii In Q. Horatii Flacci Carmina atq. epodos commentarii Quibus Poetae artificium,

Bernardi Parthenii Spilimbergii In Q. Horatii Flacci Carmina atq. epodos commentarii Quibus Poetae artificium,

& via ad imitationem, atq. ad Poetice scribendum aperitur. Cum privilegio. Venet(ia) 1584. apud Dom. Nicolinum. Ad Stephanum Bathori Potentiss poloniae Regem. Etc. (22.3 x 16 cm), k. [14], p. 5, [3], p. 178, title page in copperplate, initials and vignettes in woodcut, (and):
- Q. HORATII Flacci Sermonum Libri Quator, sev, Satyrarum Libri duo, Epistolarum Libri duo. Cum argumentis ad Lectoris maiorem facilitatem. Cum privilegio. Venetiis 1584. apud Dominicum Nicolinum. (22.3 x 16 cm), p. 61, initials in woodcut, co-opr., cardboard binding. period.
(Estr. T. 24). Dedication by the author to King Stefan Batory of Poland. Songs of Horace with extensive commentaries by Italian humanist, scholar and poet Partenio Bernardino (1498 - 1589), professor of fiction in Ancona and Venice, commentator on classical works. Horace (65 B.C.-8 B.C.) - Roman poet, often referred to as the greatest Latin lyricist and master of satire. During the time of Emperor Augustus, in which he lived and worked, he was surpassed in fame only by Virgil. He wrote 162 poetic works, totaling 7816 verses, collected in four collections - Epodes, Satires, Odes and Epistles. Everything that came out from his pen was considered for centuries to be excellent both in its poetic shape and in its overflowing content - from the trivial motifs of convivial or erotic poetry to serious philosophical, moral, political, rhetorical problems. The latter found expression especially in "The Art of Poetry" - the first Latin textbook on literary theory. Abrasions of the binding, browning and traces of staining on some of the pages, pagination omits page 73 and 74, but the custodian finds a continuation on the following page (mistake in pagination). Rare.