Shelfmark
Fe.5.13-Fe.5.14.
Author
Collective uniform title
Works. 1690
Title
Caji Suetonii Tranquilli Opera, et in illa commentarius Samuelis Pitisci, quo antiquitates Romanæ, tum ab interpretibus doctissimis, Beroaldo, Sabellico, Egnatio, Ursino, Grutero, Torrentio, Casuabono, Marcilio, Boxhornio, Graevio, Babelonio etiam explicatæ, tum ab illis neglectæ, ex auctoribus idoneis permultis, Græcis & Latinis, veteribus & recentioribus, perpetuo tenore explicantur. Huic accedunt index auctorum obiter explicitorum, & rerum absolutissimus: Imperatorum, Imperatoresque arctissimo gradu contingentium icones: & figuræ ex veterum monumentis ad historiam illustrandum depromptæ in æs eleganter incisæ.
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Portion of title: Opera
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Other title: Caii Suetonii Tranquilli Opera
Publication, distribution, etc.
Trajecti ad Rhenum, : Ex officina Francisci Halmæ, Academiæ typographi, M DC XC. [1690]
Physical description
2 v. ([44], 932 p., [20] leaves of plates (1 fold.); [2], 924, [2] p., [19] leaves of plates (1 fold.)) : ill. (geneal. tables, ports.) ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek.
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Commentary based on earlier commentators like Beroaldus, Gruter, Casaubon, Boxhord, et al.; also included is the text of the Monumentum Ancyranum with commentary.
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Signatures: v. 1: *-2*⁸ 3*⁶ A-3M⁸ 3N² ; v. 2: pi² (-pi2) A-3L⁸ 3M⁶ chi1.
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With an unsigned final leaf of directions to the binder in vol. 2 with caption title "Bericht aan den binder ontrent het stellen der platen."
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Vol. 1 has added engraved title-page reading: "C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera, et in illa commentarius exhibente Samuele Pitisco".
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Letterpress title-pages in red and black.
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Imprint date made with turned Cs.
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Printer's device with motto "Vivitur ingenio" on title-pages to both volumes.
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Errata: vol. 2, p. 924.
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The plates include twelve portraits of the emperors numbered I-XII (I-IV in vol. 1, V-XII in vol. 2).
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Ms. inscription of John Reynolds at head of added engraved title-page.
Binding
Contemporary brown calf binding; blind double fillet borders; inner frame of blind triple fillets with blind-tooled corner fleurons; blind roll-tooled spine decoration; red morocco spine-labels; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting the portrait of Titus (pl. XI) in vol. 2 and with a duplicate of the portrait of Augustus (pl. II) bound in its place.
Copy-specific note
Misbindings: Leaf 3*4 of the vol. 1 prelims. (containing a dedication in verse to Pitiscus signed "Henr. Chr. Hennin") is misbound after p. 914 in vol. 2; the final signature of vol. 2 is misbound with leaf 3M2 following 3M3, and 3M4 following 3M5; the directions to the binder are inserted before 3M6.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Fd.4.18-Fd.4.19.
Subject
Emperors Rome Biography Early works to 1800.
Subject
Rome History Flavians, 69-96.
Subject
Rome History Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D.
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Halma, François, 1653 - 1722 printer.
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Reynolds, John, 1667 - 1727 former owner.
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Augustus, 63 B.C - 14 A.D Monumentum Ancyranum.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Utrecht.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B32191