Sixteenth-century book. CAMERARIUS (Joachim).... Lot 21

[Sixteenth-century book]. CAMERARIUS (Joachim). Epistolarum libri quinque posteriores. Nunc primum a filiis in hoc secundo volumine studiose collectae, et editae. Francofurti, ex Officina Paltheniana, impensis Petri Fischeri, 1595. In-8, [14] f., 546 p., (:) 8, ):( 6, A-Z 8, Aa-Ll 8,mm 2 , the last bl.)], contemporary binding half sow skin, spine with four raised bands, traces of manuscript title, boards covered with reused parchment (fragment of a manuscript antiphonary), the sow skin covering half of the boards decorated with a set of cold castellations with medallion portrait (one corner worn, upper guard missing, some dust marks at end of vol, one corner filled in margin f. Gg2). Collection of letters by J. Camerarius (1500-1574), a German humanist philologist, close to Melanchthon, and one of the co-editors of the Augsburg Confession. A first series of letters had appeared in 1583, which explains the mention of "secundo volumine". Edition prepared by the author's sons, Joachim Camerarius (1534-1598), physician and botanist, and Philipp Camerarius (1537-1624), jurisconsult. Neat old annotations in margin of dedicatory epistle, and handwritten mention of 3 letter recipients, including Adrien Turnèbe, on lower flyleaf; handwritten bookplate "Van de Velde, Dresden, 1864" on upper flyleaf. (USTC 667097; VD16 C412).