Lot 8
Du Cange, Glossarium, 1681
This auction ended on October 8, 2026.
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| Lot number | 8 |
|---|---|
| Estimate | 400.00 - 600.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 am ET |
| Auction house | Quinn’s Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
Description
DU CANGE, CHARLES DU FRESNE. Glossarium ad Scriptores Mediae & Infimae Latinitatis ... [Tomus I et II]. Francofurti Ad Moenum: Johannis Davidis Zunneri, 1681. 2 volumes in 1. Folio (200 x 345 mm). Additional engraved title by Melchior Hafner, woodcut on title, engraved plates of coins and seals in last part. [6] 76, 77-172 [4 pp per leaf], 1372 [id.], [4], 824 [id.], [2], 808 [id.] pp. Contemporary vellum, covers centered with gilt royal monogram, manuscript spine titles, edges stained red. Provenance: Fr. Hoffmann (old ownership signature to front pastedown endpaper).
Early edition of this foundational work of Latin philology.
Condition Scattered toning, losses to vellum at one corner and fore-edge of lower board.