First edition.
Contemporary full sheep binding. Ornate raised spine. Armorial copy of Baron Carré de Vandeuvre, minister to Louis XVIII. The title and volume labels were renewed at the same period, in the early 19th century.
This volume contains the following biographical and bibliographical articles: Luc d'Acheri, Jean Balesdens, Bessarion, Louis Boivin, Jean-François Buddeus, François Charpentier, Philippe Cluvier, Coelius Secundus Curion, Coelius Horace Curion, Coelius Augustin Curion, Etienne Dolet, Helius Eobanus, Barthelemi Facio, Epiphane Ferdinandi, Hubert Folieta, Marquard Freher, Jean Fronteau, Robert Garnier, Nicolas-Jerôme Gundling, Jean Hales, Matthieu de Laroque, David Martin, Jacques Peletier, Laurent Pignoria, Edouard Pocock, Jean-François Renard, Nicolas Rigault, Ange Rocca, Gilles André de la Roque, Nicolas Sagundino, Fortuna Scacchi, Emanuel Schelstrate, Pontus de Tyard, Jean Louis Vives, Daniel Whitby, Jacques Zeno.