‎ERNESTI, JACOB DANIEL.‎
‎Apanthismata, sive Selecti Flores Philologico-Historico-Theologico-Morales, in IV Libros divisi.‎

‎Leipzig, Friderici Lancksii, 1693. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Annotations in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Previous owner's name crossed out on title-page. Binding with wear and miscolouring. Internally nice and clean. (14), 1086, (132) pp. + frontispiece. ‎

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‎Rare first edition of this work containing extracts from historical anecdotes, emblematic and apologetic narratives, allegories sententiae and similes, from both from sacred and secular sources. The collection was intended to function as a handbook for students and preachers, designed to provide moral and illustrative material for sermons and orations.‎