The historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian : in fifteen books : the first five, contain the antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the islands, and Europe : the last ten, an historical account of the affairs of the Persians, Grecians, Macedonians, and other parts of the world : to which are added, the fragments of Diodorus that are found in the Bibliotheca of Photius : together with those publish'd by H. Valesius, L. Rhodomannus, and F. Ursinus / made English, by George Booth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diodorus, Siculus

Contributor:

Booth, George, 1635-1719.

Valois, Henri de, 1603-1676.

Rhodoman, Lorenz, 1546-1606.

Orsini, Fulvio, 1529-1600.

Swift's Library and Reading Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Bibliotheca historica. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

History, Ancient.

Penn Provenance:

Vienken, Heinz J. (honoree) (Swift's Library and Reading Coll. copy)

Elias, Susan Homans (honoree) (Swift's Library and Reading Coll. copy)

Physical Description:

28 unnumbered pages, 797, that is, 777 pages, 33 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : maps ; 32 cm (folio)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by Edw. Jones for Awnsham and John Churchill ... and Edw. Castle ..., MDCC [1700]

Language Note:

Translation into English of: Bibliotheca historica.

Notes:

"The last ten books of the historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian," has special dated title page inserted after leaf 2F1. In many copies it is placed after the main t.p. Cf. ESTC.

"The fragments of Diodorus Siculus, out of some of his books that are lost", "Henry Valesius his fragments", and "Fragments out of the lost histories of Diodorus Siculus, concerning embassies" each have special title page, dated 1669, on leaves 4Y1r, 5C2r and 5H3r, respectively.

Signatures: A⁴ a-b⁴ B-3L⁴ 3M⁴ (-3M4) 3Q-4U⁴ 4X² 4Y-5M⁴ 5N-5T².

Pages 447-472 omitted, 778-780, 783 repeated in numbering.

With side- and shoulder-notes.

Errata: p. [8] at beginning.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

This title is part of The Library and Reading of Jonathan Swift: a Partial Replication, a collection given to the University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 2005 in memory of Susan Homans Elias and in honor of the late Heinz J. Vienken.

Swift's Library and Reading Coll. copy wanting t.p. The title page for "The last ten books" has been inserted at front.

Swift's Library and Reading Coll. copy with the first four leaves mended at inner margin.

Cited in:

Wing D1512

ESTC R15327

Contains:

Photius I, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, approximately 820-approximately 891. Bibliotheca.

OCLC:

3451858