De triclinio sive de modo convivandi apud priscos Romanos. Amsterdam, Andreas Frisius,
CHACON, (Pedro)
Engraved frontisoiece, 5 folding engraved plates, one single plate, 13 full-page engravings and 2 half-page engravings, of scenes of Roman life. .
12mo. [6]ff. 445pp. [11]ff. Polished calf, triple gilt fillet, panelled spine (rebacked, spine laid down). 1664
Famous work on Roman banquets with interesting passages relating to wine, first published in 1588, to which is added Fulvio Orsini's (1529-1600) long appendix which continues the process of drawing from classical sources tales of feasts and banquets among the Romans.
Pedro Chacon (1525-81), a native of Toledo, was made canon of Seville by Pope Gregory XIII and instructed by him to provide commentaries on the Bible, Gratian's Decretals and other great texts of the early church. His great erudition on works both sacred and profane was admired by scholars such as De Thou and Casaubon but none of his works were published until after his death. Printed book label of Charles Butler of Warren Wood. Excellent internal condition.
