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1653 Geneva Chouet edition With Provenance
HISTORIAE ROMANAE SCRIPTORES LATINI VETERES
Qui Extant Omnes, Regum, Consulum, Caesarum Red Gestas Ab Vrbe Condita Continentes
[The ancient Roman historians of Latin history, who, all extant, contain the exploits of kings, consuls, Caesars, and the founding of the city: Now for the first time in two volumes]
Large folio. Two tomes bound in one volume. Title printed in red and black with Chouët’s engraved device; separate title-page to Tomus Secundus present. Preliminary “Index authorum” present, listing the authors contained in both Tomus I and Tomus II.
By Simon Grynaus (Dedicatee), Bartolomeo Marliani (Dedicatee)
Author Bio: Simon Grynaeus (born Simon Griner; 1493 – 1 August 1541) was a German scholar and theologian of the Protestant Reformation. Giovanni Bartolomeo Marliano (1488[1] - 26 July 1566[1]) was an Italian antiquarian and topographer, most notable for his study of the topography of ancient Rome.
Provenance: Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet (c. 1612 – 15 July 1676) of Trent, Dorset was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times from 1640 until his death in 1676. During the First English Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Royalist army and helped Charles II of England escape to France after his defeat in the 1651 Third English Civil War.
Format: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Language: Latin
Published By: Apud Petrum Chouet, Geneva
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Poor - Contemporary or near-contemporary full calf, spine with raised bands and dark morocco lettering-piece titled “Historiae Romanae Scriptores.” Binding heavily worn: leather dry and abraded, losses and cracking to spine and corners, joints split, upper board/front cover loose or detached, text block strained/split. Boards rubbed and scuffed. Internally generally usable but with age-toning, foxing, marginal soiling, creasing, occasional edge wear and old library/shelf marks. Ex-library or institutional marks present, including shelf inscription to title-page.
Early ownership inscription to front blank: “Ex libris Francisci Wyndham, Coll: Merton, 1672”, with an additional early price/date note above, apparently “pretium 5s. 1673”. A desirable provenance feature.
Collation: 2 tomes. [20], 915, [1]; [6], 707, [229] pp.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SKU: BTETM0001753
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 42, L: 42, W: 35 (Units: cm), W: 9Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1653 Geneva Chouet edition With Provenance
HISTORIAE ROMANAE SCRIPTORES LATINI VETERES
Qui Extant Omnes, Regum, Consulum, Caesarum Red Gestas Ab Vrbe Condita Continentes
[The ancient Roman historians of Latin history, who, all extant, contain the exploits of kings, consuls, Caesars, and the founding of the city: Now for the first time in two volumes]
Large folio. Two tomes bound in one volume. Title printed in red and black with Chouët’s engraved device; separate title-page to Tomus Secundus present. Preliminary “Index authorum” present, listing the authors contained in both Tomus I and Tomus II.
By Simon Grynaus (Dedicatee), Bartolomeo Marliani (Dedicatee)
Author Bio: Simon Grynaeus (born Simon Griner; 1493 – 1 August 1541) was a German scholar and theologian of the Protestant Reformation. Giovanni Bartolomeo Marliano (1488[1] - 26 July 1566[1]) was an Italian antiquarian and topographer, most notable for his study of the topography of ancient Rome.
Provenance: Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet (c. 1612 – 15 July 1676) of Trent, Dorset was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times from 1640 until his death in 1676. During the First English Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Royalist army and helped Charles II of England escape to France after his defeat in the 1651 Third English Civil War.
Format: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Language: Latin
Published By: Apud Petrum Chouet, Geneva
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Poor - Contemporary or near-contemporary full calf, spine with raised bands and dark morocco lettering-piece titled “Historiae Romanae Scriptores.” Binding heavily worn: leather dry and abraded, losses and cracking to spine and corners, joints split, upper board/front cover loose or detached, text block strained/split. Boards rubbed and scuffed. Internally generally usable but with age-toning, foxing, marginal soiling, creasing, occasional edge wear and old library/shelf marks. Ex-library or institutional marks present, including shelf inscription to title-page.
Early ownership inscription to front blank: “Ex libris Francisci Wyndham, Coll: Merton, 1672”, with an additional early price/date note above, apparently “pretium 5s. 1673”. A desirable provenance feature.
Collation: 2 tomes. [20], 915, [1]; [6], 707, [229] pp.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SKU: BTETM0001753
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 42, L: 42, W: 35 (Units: cm), W: 9Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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