Q. Horatius Flaccus, cum erudito Lævini Torrentii commentario - Horatius 65 BC-8 BC; Torrentius, Lævinius 1525-1595; Nannius, Petrus 1500-1557 (Antwerp Plantijn-Moretus, 1608)
Laevinus Torrentius, born Lieven van der Beke (1525–1595), was the second bishop of Antwerp and one of the leading humanists of his time. He was a Neo-Latin poet, who achieved fame as the editor of Suetonius and Horace. spending many years in Rome in his youth, he developed a serious interest in ancient numismatics. He possessed a large library of about 1,700 books
Ex libris J. Forth, 1727 (manuscript)
Very good state, embossed in white vellum, embossed, golden ornamentations on front and back cover
Keywords: 17th Century (1601-1700); Classical Antiquity (8th Century BC-6th Century AD); Poetry; Literature; Antwerp (Belgium)