FLORUS, Lucius Annaeus.

Amsterdam, ex officina Elzevieriana, 1660. 8vo. Engr. title,+ (14),+ 588,+ (108),+ 46 pp. Contemporary vellum, spine with handwritten title in ink, red edges. From the library of Richard Payne Knight, with his signature on the title page, and from the library of Bengt Lassen. Schweiger p. 360. Willems 1258. Berghman 2063. This is the second elzevier edition in 8vo, a revised reprint of the edition of 1655. The first elzevier was published in 1638 in 12mo. The text is a reprint of the Gruterus’ edition from 1609. The initials in the title stands for Cornelius Schrevelius and the title is engraved by C. V. Dalen. ”Liber Memoralis” by Lucius Ampelius, written in the 2nd or 3rd century AD, is a handbook of general knowledge with information on geography, cosmography, history etc.Fine provenance. Richard Payne Knight (1750–1824), well known numismatist and connoiseur of art, member of the Dilettanti Society, the Eumelean Club, Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries etc, and good friend of William Hamilton and Charles Townley, is perhaps most known today for not appreciating the Elgin marbles and his arguing against the national acquisition of them. Notable among his own works are ”An Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus” (1786) and ”An Analytical Inquiry into the Principles of Taste” (1808). Bengt Lassen (1908-74) var hovrättsråd och åren 1953-73 VD för Norstedts förlag. Han var en duktig latinist och hade en fin samling romerska författare. Han figurerar i bakgrunden i Maria Langs deckare ”Mördarens bok”.