Marcelli Palingenii Stellati poetae doctissimi zodiacus vitae,

Hoc est. De hominis vita, studio, ac moribus optim instituendis, libri XII. Amsterdam, J. Janssonius, 1628, 315,(37) p., with engraved title page with twelve constellations, old binding covered with paper, bottom edge with shortened author's name "M.Paling." in pen, 12mo.

Old owner's name on title page and top edge; backstrip missing; boards have been carelessly covered with paper (antique). Marcello Palingenio (ca. 1500-ca. 1543) pseudonym (and anagram) of Pier Angelo Manzolli. The first edition of this successful satyrical and anti-clerical poem, reprinted countless times, appeared in 1536 in Venice. The book was placed on the index of forbidden books in 1559. The work is divided into twelve chapters, one chapter for each constellation. For more information, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Angelo_Manzolli.