1667 Cornelius Nepos Lives ROME Roman Lawyers Philosophy Rhetoric Hackiana
Cornelius Nepos was a 1st-century BC Roman author whose works have mostly all been lost. However, his one surviving work is “Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae” which is a collection of biographical descriptions of Roman and foreign leaders. According to Roberts, this work details
“Roman kings, generals, lawyers, orators, poets, historians, and philosophers.”
This rare 1667 printing is a first edition by Hackiana and was edited and translated by Robert Keuchenius. Like many Hackiana first editions, this book features a full-page engraved title page. A fine work.
1667 Cornelius Nepos Lives ROME Roman Lawyers Philosophy Rhetoric Hackiana
Cornelius Nepos was a 1st-century BC Roman author whose works have mostly all been lost. However, his one surviving work is “Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae” which is a collection of biographical descriptions of Roman and foreign leaders. According to Roberts, this work details
“Roman kings, generals, lawyers, orators, poets, historians, and philosophers.”
This rare 1667 printing is a first edition by Hackiana and was edited and translated by Robert Keuchenius. Like many Hackiana first editions, this book features a full-page engraved title page. A fine work.
Item number: #4103
Price: $399
NEPOS, Cornelius
Cornelii Nepotis Vitæ excellentium imperatorum, observationibus ac notis variorum uberioribus illustratæ, accurante Roberto Keuchenio …
Lugd. Batav. et Roterod. : Ex officina Hackiana, 1667.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [24], 377, [15], [1 blank]
- Signatures: *⁸2*⁴A-2A⁸2B⁴
- References: Roberts, Selected Lives from Nepos
- Provenance: Handwritten
- S. Outram, Feb. 4, 1883
- John H. Outram, Dec. 29th, 1916
- Augustus J.H. Outram, Redmile Rectory, Nottingham, June 1st, 1886
- Language: Latin
- Binding: Leather; tight & secure
- Size: ~7.75in X 4.5in (19.5cm x 12cm)
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4103
Category
Classical Greco-Roman
Authors
NEPOS, Cornelius
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete