P. Cornelii Taciti equitis Romani annalium ab excessu Augusti sicut ipse uocat, siue Historiae Augustae, qui uulgo receptus titulus est, libri sedecim qui supersunt, partim haud oscitanter perlecti, partim nempe posteriores and exmplar manuscriptum recogn
Publisher: In officina Frobeniana
Published: 1533
Place of publication: Basileae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 600
Description: <div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Printer's device on the title page; verso of the final leaf.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Colophon: 'Basileae in officina Frobeniana per Hieronymum Frobenium et Nicolium episcopium, an. M. D. XXXIII.'</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Historiated woodcut initials.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Printed marginalia in Italic type.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Edited by Beatys Shenanus, who contributed the "Thesaurus locutionum constructionumque et vocum Tacito solmnium." a alexical commentary of Tacitean linguistic and idiomatic usage.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>The commentaries of Alciati were earlier published at Milan in 1517.</span></div><div><span></span><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Acquired from Michael John Hatcher (Milwaukee WI) with support of Bader Philanthropies, Inc.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Binding: vellum over hard boards. Imperfect: torn on the front cover and spine. Spine title in manuscript, 'P. Cornelii Taciti Opera'; gauffered edges.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>From the library of Isaac Newton.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Armorial bookplate of James Musgrave with motto 'Philosophemur', with Barnsley Park shelfmark 'Case E.E. H.12'</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Armorial bookplate of Rev. Carol(u)s Huggins, Rector Chinner in Com. Oxon.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Bookplate of C.G.H. Dicker, e Coll. Kebl. Oxon. MCMXX.</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>James Musgrave's shelfmark in manuscript on the front pastedown endpaper, 'C2_4'</span></div></div><div class="word-break layout-column"><div><span>Marginalia on page 419, underlining throughout. Evidence of dog-eared papers throughout.</span></div></div></div></div>