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L. et M. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae : post omnes omnium editiones recensionesque editae denuo, & notis Tho. Farnabii illustratae.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection LatC Se562.23 1675
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
- Standardized Title:
- Tragedies. 1675
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Octavia, Empress, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62.
- Latin drama (Tragedy)--Early works to 1800.
- Latin drama (Tragedy).
- Latin literature--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
- Latin literature.
- Mythology, Classical--Drama--Early works to 1800.
- Mythology, Classical.
- Octavia, Empress, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62--Drama.
- Octavia.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Black, Peter (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 16 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Tragoediae
- Place of Publication:
- Londini : Excudebat Johannes Redmayne, MDCLXXV [1675]
- Notes:
- Added engraved title page.
- Authorship previously attributed to both M. Annaeus Seneca [i.e. Seneca the Elder] as well as L. Annaeus Seneca [i.e. Seneca the Younger] but title contains no works by Seneca the Elder. Cf. ESTC.
- Farnaby's edition first issued in 1613.
- Includes added engraved title page.
- Text surrounded by commentary.
- Includes index.
- Signatures: A-2E⁶ 2F⁸.
- Contains "Octavia" which has been included with other tragedies by Seneca but was probably written by an imitator at a later date.
- Leaf Q3 missigned Q4.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has ms. signature on added title page: Peter Black, May 23, 1775.
- Culture Class Collection copy bound in full leather with blind stamped ornaments creating central rectangular panel on covers; all edges marbled and marbled endpapers.
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.), S2524A
- ESTC R203534
- Contains:
- Octavia (Praetexta)
- OCLC:
- 15292305
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