Praelectiones Academicae – Henry Dodwell – 1692 | First Edition, Ancient Rome Lectures
Dodwell’s 1692 Camdenian lectures at Oxford printed in their first edition, covering Roman imperial succession, classical chronology, and names from the Scriptores Historiae Augustae.
Praelectiones Academicae in Schola Historices Camdeniana is a 1692 printing of lectures given by Henry Dodwell concerning ancient Rome. This series of lectures marked the beginning of Dodwell’s tenure at Camden as a professor of ancient history. The lectures explore Roman Caesars and wars noting some of the earliest sources such as Virgil and Pliny. Dodwell references Nero, Tiberius, Augustus, Hadrian, and Diocletian and includes a compact outline of the lives of Trajan and Hadrian.
Bibliographic Details
- Title: Praelectiones academicae in schola historices Camdeniana: Cum appendice
- Author(s): Henry Dodwell
- Publisher: Oxonii, Theatro Sheldoniano
- Edition: First Edition, 1692
- Format: (8vo), single volume
- Binding: Original leather
- Size: 8 in x 5 in (20.3 cm x 12.7 cm)
- Collation: [32], 782, [1] pp
- Illustrations: none
- Provenance:
- Bookplate – Thomas Parker of the Inner Temple Esq., 1704.
- Thomas Parker (1666/7–1732), first Earl of Macclesfield and Lord Chancellor.
- Bookplate – North Library, 1860
- Bookplate – Thomas Parker of the Inner Temple Esq., 1704.
- Contents Include:
- Each of Dodwell’s early Camden Lectures
- Notes on Scriptores Historiae Augustae
- Chronological summaries for Hadrian and Trajan
Condition:
Very Good. Bound in original leather with reinforcement at the hinges. Binding is tight; text block secure throughout. Pages clean with only minor aging.
Why Collect This?
- First printing of Dodwell’s academic lectures at Oxford
- Includes early references to Scriptores Historiae Augustae
- Produced by the university’s official press
- Lectures based on classical authors Virgil and Pliny
Item Number: #29147
Categories
Classical Greco-Roman
Law & Government
European History
Authors
Henry Dodwell
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Very Good
Collation
Complete