Shelfmark
Fe.6.01(1)
Title
Sex. Aurelii Victoris Historiæ Romanæ breviarium. Cum Schotti, Machanei, Vineti, Lipsii, Casauboni, Gruteri &c. integris notis.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Sex Aurelii Victoris Historia Romana
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Historiae Romanae breviarium
Publication, distribution, etc.
Lugduni Batavorum & Amstelodami. : Apud Danielem, Abrahamum & Adrianum à Gaesbeeck., MDCLXX. [1670]
Physical description
[16], 341, [7] p. : ill. (ports.) ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Note
Of the three treatises in this work, only De Caesaribus is now attributed to Victor.
Note
Text in Latin; commentary includes quotations and examples in Latin and Greek.
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Signatures: *⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁶.
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With preliminary half-title leaf; dedicatory verse on half-title verso.
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Added engraved illustrated title-page reading: Sex Aurelii Victoris Historia Romana cum A. Schotti et aliorum notis Apud Gaesbequois MDCLXX.
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Printer's device with motto "Intelligentibus" on title-page.
Note
The De Caesaribus includes engraved medallion portraits of the Emperors covered within text.
Note
Marginal notes.
With note
Bound probably as issued with: De vita et moribus imperatorum Romanorum. Lugd. Batav. : Apud Gaasbequios, 1669.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Origo gentis Romanæ. -- De viris illustribus urbis Romæ. -- Historiæ abbreviatæ pars altera [i.e. De Caesaribus].
Citation/references note
CLC, A1456
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
17th-century brown calf boards; blind double fillet borders with additional double fillet parallel to spine and blind-tooled corner ornaments and blind roll-tooled board edges; rebacked in 20th-century calf stained to match; red and blue sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Cb.6.12, Cb.6.15.
Subject
Emperors Rome Biography Early works to 1800.
Subject
Rome History Early works to 1800.
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Gruterus, Janus, 1560 - 1627 commentator.
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Casaubon, Isaac, 1559 - 1614 commentator.
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Lipsius, Justus, 1547 - 1606 commentator.
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Vinet, Élie, 1509 - 1587 commentator.
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Maccagni, Domenico, 1438 - 1520? commentator.
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Schottus, Andreas, 1552 - 1629 commentator.
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Victor, Sextus Aurelius. De Caesaribus. 1670.
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Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
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De viris illustribus urbis Romae.
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Origo gentis Romanae.
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Netherlands Amsterdam.
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Netherlands Leiden.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B32200