C. Cornelii Taciti Opera quae exstant / ex recensione et cum animadversionibus Theodori Ryckii ... ; in quo continentur, Ssex primi annalium libri, necnon Theodori Ryckji de vita et morte Sejani oratio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tacitus, Cornelius

Contributor:

Ryckius, Theodorus, 1640-1690.

Grierson, George, -1753, bookseller.

Grierson, Constantia, 1704 or 1705-1733.

Savile, Henry, Sir, 1549-1622.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Latin Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Works. 1730

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

History.

Rome--History--Early works to 1800.

Rome.

Agricola, Gnaeus Julius, 40-93.

Agricola, Gnaeus Julius.

Sejanus, Lucius Aelius, -31.

Sejanus, Lucius Aelius.

Germanic peoples--Early works to 1800.

Germanic peoples.

Oratory, Ancient.

Rome--History--Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D.

Rome--History--Flavians, 69-96.

Rome (Empire).

Penn Provenance:

Bliss, Philip, 1787-1857 (bookplate)

Fry, Thomas, 1718-1772 (autograph) (inscription)

Marlow, Michael, 1758-1828 (autograph) (inscription)

Broomall, Henry L. (autograph)

Broomall, Dorothy (donor)

Physical Description:

3 volumes (2 unnumbered pages, X, 387 pages, 1 unnumbered page; 2 unnumbered pages, 411 pages, 3 unnumbered pages; 2 unnumbered pages, 414 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, xcii pages, 48 unnumbered pages) ; 21 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Opera quae exstant

Fingerprint:

ume- isum umm- desu (3) 1730 (R) v.1

I.V. a.b- n-i- tuam (3) 1730 (R) v.2

ader usim r-o- mutu (3) 1730 (R) v.3

Place of Publication:

Dublinii : Ex officina Georgii Grierson, MDCCXXX [1730]

Contents:

v.1. Sex primi Annalium, necnon Theodori Ryckii De vita et morte Sejani oratiolibri

v.2. Sex reliqui Annalium libri, et Libellus de moribus Germanorum. In hac editione, annalium fini adjicitur mors Neronis et successio Galbae, ex Anglico V.N. Henrici Savilii - v.3. Quinque libri Historiarum; Julii Agricolae vita, et de Oratioribus dialogus.

Notes:

Errors in pagination .

This edition has unsigned dedication of Constantia Grierson, wife of printer George Grierson. Cf. Schweiger.

Variant titlepage to vol.1 has "In quo continentur, ... ' substituted by an ornament.

Titlepages in red and black.

Edited by Constantia Grierson.

Dedicated to John Carteret, Earl of Granville with his engraved coat of arms on leaf a2 (v.1).

"Theodori Ryckii Sejanus, sive, Oratio de vita & morte ..." on p. [347]-387 (v.1)

"Mors Neronie et successio Galbae ex anglico V.N. Henrici Savilii" on p. 349-380 (v.2)

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has extensive ms. bibliographic notes (in French and English) on front and back endpapers and marginal annotations written in various hands; some notes were written by Thomas Fry according to another ms. note from unidentified source which reads: "From Dr. Marlow's Library. The ms. notes by Dr. Fry, formerly president of St. John's College."

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed in ms.: "Thomas Fry of St. John's College Oxford". [i.e. Thomas Fry, president of St. John's College, Oxford from 1757-1772.

Culture Class Collection copy with another ms. inscription: M. Marlow, St. John's [i.e. Michael Marlow, president of St. John's College, Oxford from 1795-1828]

Culture Class Collection copy has armorial bookplate of Philip Bliss, 1787-1857, antiquary and bibliographer, librarian at Bodleian (v.1-2 only)

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. signature: Henry L. Broomall.

Culture Class Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 1957 by Dorothy Broomall.

Cited in:

ESTC T96053

Schweiger, F. Classischen bibliographie, II, p. 1004

Contains:

Ryckius, Theodorus, 1640-1690. Oratio de vita et morte Sejani.

OCLC:

644254353