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Aeliani De varia historia libri XIIII : nunc primùm & latinitate donati, & in lucem editi / Iusto Vulteio Vuetterano interprete ; item, De politiis, siue rerumpublicarum descriptiones, ex Heraclide, eodem interprete.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aelian, active 3rd century.
- Standardized Title:
- Varia historia. Latin. 1548
- Language:
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Early works to 1800.
- Political science.
- History, Ancient--Early works to 1800.
- History, Ancient.
- World history--Early works to 1800.
- World history.
- Penn Provenance:
- Salloch, William (label) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 280 pages, 24 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Aeliani De varia historia libri 14
- De varia historia libri XIIII
- Fingerprint:
- e,in anra um:& mira (3) 1548 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Basileae : Ex Officina Ioannis Oporini, anno salutis humanae MDXLVIII mense Decembri [Dec. 1548]
- Notes:
- Printer and date of imprint from colophon.
- Latin translation of Aelian's "Varia historia" by Justus Vultejus.
- Signatures: a-t⁸.
- "Ex Heraclide De politiis Atheniensium": p. 261-280 (extracts from the Politiae of Aristotle); unlcear which Heraclides authored "De rebus publicis" or, as it is generally known, "De politiis"--Cf. Pauly-Wissowa, VIII, p. 482 & 490-1. Work is attributed by LC to Heraclides Lembus; previously attributed to Heraclides, of Pontus, by Hoffmann, BM, BN & Brunet.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has bookseller's label of William Salloch (1906-1990)
- Culture Class Collection copy has inscription, partially unreadable: S[...] Langwal[der]?
- Cited in:
- Index aureliensis 100.768
- VD 16 A321
- Hoffmann, S.F.W. Bibliographisches litt. der griechen, I, p. 15
- Contains:
- Heraclides Lembus. De politiis. Latin.
- Aristotle. Politics. Latin. Selections.
- OCLC:
- 4465475
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