Epistolicarum quaestionum libri V. In quîs ad varios scriptores, plaeraque ad T. Livium, Notae. Antwerp, Christoph Plantin, 1577. [bound with:] Liber de rebus per epistolam quæsitis [...] adjuncta est Francisci Campani Quaestio Virgiliana. Paris, Henri Estienne, 1567

Four works in one volume, 8vo.
 
I. LIPSIUS:
(16), 231 pp. †8, A-O8, P4. With the printer's device on the title-page. Contemporary limp vellum (spine a bit darkened). Several contemporary annotations. Stamp on the first title page.
Bibliotheca Belgica, L-489; Voet, no. 1554; A. Gerlo, M.A. Nauwelaerts & H.D.L. Vervliet, eds., Iusti Lipsi Epistolae, (Bruxelles, 1978-1983), I, p. 14; G. Tournoy, J. Papy, & J. de Landtsheer, eds., Lipsius en Leuven. Catalogus van de tentoonstelling in de Centrale Bibliotheek te Leuven, 18 september - 17 oktober 1997, (Leuven, 1997), p. 59, no. 11a.
 
FIRST EDITION of this collection of letters (mostly fictitious) with critical comments on a great number of passages from Titus Livius and other classical Greek and Latin authors. The work is divided into five books, containing respectively 22, 26, 24, 28 and 26 letters. It was reprinted in 1585. The work is dedicated to Joannes Scheyf, chancellor of Braband (Leuven, August 18, 1576).
“On 10 February 1576, Plantin told Pithou that he had been invited by Lipsius to attend the latter's promotion to doctor in Louvain. At this occasion Lipsius had spoken with him about his plans for the publication of several works, including Quaestiones epistolae[...] In a letter of 1 July 1576 to Pulmannus, Lipsius himself declares he is working hard on the publication. A month later, however, he had some doubts whether, owing to the troubled time, Plantin would be able to publish his book” (L. Voet, The Plantin Press (1555-1589). A bibliography of the works printed and published by Christopher Plantin at Antwerp and Leiden, Utrecht, 1980-1983, III, p. 1382).
 
(Liber Primus:)
Cujas, Jacques (p. 1)
Scaliger, Joseph Justus. July 29, 1575 (p. 3)
Sigonio, Carlo (p. 4)
Camerarius, Joachim (p. 6)
Lernutius, Janus (p. 7)
Muret, Marc-Antoine (p. 14)
Carrio, Ludovicus (p. 14)
Scaliger, Joseph Justus (p. 17)
Pighius [Wynants], Stephanus (p. 18)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 20)
Roaldus, Franciscus (p. 21)
Torrentius [Van der Beken], Laevinus (p. 22)
Langius [Delanghe], Carolus (p. 23)
Lernutius, Janus (p. 25)
Pithou, Pierre (p. 26)
Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de (p. 28)
Plantin, Christoph. Köln, March 5, 1574 (p. 29)
Puteanus [Dupuy], Claudius (p. 30)
Danieli, Petrus (p. 33)
Oiselius [Loisel], Antonius (p. 34)
Scaliger, Joseph Justus (p. 36)
Pithou, Pierre (p. 37)
 
(Liber secundus:)
Laurin, Marco & Laurin, Guido (p. 41)
Carrio, Lodovicus (p. 45)
Susius, Jacobus (p. 46)
Bryardus, Nicolaus (p. 48)
Orsini, Fulvio (p. 49)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 50)
Fabrus [Faber], Petrus (p. 52)
Meetkercken, Adolf van (p. 53)
Pulmannus [Poelman], Theodoor (p. 54)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 56)
Sigonio, Carlo (p. 58)
Nansius, Franciscus (p. 59)
Pantinus [Pantin], Pierre (p. 60)
Schetus [Schetz], Gaspar (p. 61)
Berot, Jean (p. 63)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 64)
Brisson, Barnabé (p. 66)
Schott, Andreas (p. 67)
Falkenburg, Gerard (p. 70)
Cruquius [Cruyck], Jacobus (p. 71)
Goltius, Hubertus (p. 72)
Bryardus, Nicolaus (p. 74)
Turconius [Lannoy, Philippe de] & Maldeghemius [Maldegem, Philippe] (p. 78)
Carrio, Lodovicus (p. 79)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 83)
Leunclavius, Joannes (p. 86)
 
(Liber tertius:)
Susius, Jacobus (p. 89)
Pithou, Pierre (p. 90)
Lernutius, Janus (p. 92)
Sigonio, Carlo (p. 94)
Carrio, Ludovicus (p. 95)
Scaliger, Joseph Justus (p. 96)
Crato, Joannes (p. 98)
Divaeus [Dieve], Piet van (p. 100)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 101)
Camerarius, Joachim (p. 102)
Falkenburg, Gerard (p. 104)
Modius, Franciscus (p. 106)
Fleming, Joannes (p. 107)
Muret, Marc-Antoine (p. 108)
Carrio, Ludovicus (p. 110)
Valerius [Wouters], Cornelis (p. 112)
Falkenburg, Gerard (p. 113)
Breugel, Willem (p. 115)
Hunnaeus [Huens], Augustin (p. 116)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 118)
Delrio, Martino Antonio (p. 120)
Pighius [Wynants], Stephanus (p. 121)
Carrio, Ludovicus (p. 123)
Giselinus, Victor (p. 125)
 
(Liber quartus:)
Arias Montanus, Benedictus (p. 129)
Sambucus, Joannes (p. 131)
Raphelengien, Francicus (p. 133)
Ortelius, Abraham (p. 134)
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