Statius, Publius Papinius. Opera omnia. Ianus Casperius Gevartius recensuit, et, Papinianarum lectureum lib. V. illustravit. Accessit now primum copiosissimus index. 8 pages, 460 pages, 6 pages, 238 pages, 1 sheet With copper title (in Pag.). ==References== Parchment d. C. (somewhat rubbed, back cover with smaller flaw, lid weakly thrown). Leiden, Jakob Markus, 1616. Schweiger 964. – First edition of the writings of the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius, published by Jan Caspar Gevaerts (1593-1666), a famous Antwerp philologist at the time. In addition to the Thebais, his main work, which deals with the train of the seven against Thebes, also contains the Silvae, a collection of 32 occasional poems. In the appendix with Gevaert's extensive site commentary. – At the beginning and at the end a little moist, copper title with property entry from 1912 in the upper white margin, inside mirror with old exlibris.