CASSIODORE. Magni Aurelii Cassiodori Senatoris V.C Variarum - Lot 203

CASSIODORE. Magni Aurelii Cassiodori Senatoris V.C Variarum libri XII & Chronicon, ad Theodericum Regem. Paris, Sebastianum Nivellum, 1589. In folio, fine edition of Cassiodorus by Sebastian Nivelle. Bound in full contemporary calf, the boards with the three-rose coat of arms surmounted by a helmet, monograms in the spandrels, framed with a gilt fillet and cold fillets, spine with six raised bands, four boxes decorated with the same monogram. Handwritten bookplate Jani Constandi. Bearing a handwritten inscription on the flyleaf "Ex bibliotheca Joannis Constandii anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo septuasegimo octavo - Louis roy de France". (worn binding, spines split, leather missing from boards, corners and headpieces). Expert : Nicolas Asvisio