Shelfmark
Kp.4.25
Additional shelfmark
Kp.4.26 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Kp.4.27 (Copy 3)
Author
Uniform title
[Key to Lucretilis. 1951]
Title
Lucretilis / William Cory.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Cambridge : Rampant Lions Press, 1951.
Physical description
xii, [52] p. ; 28 cm.
Language
Introduction and notes in English; main text in Latin.
Note
First published in 1871 as "Key to Lucretilis", ostensibly a crib to the exercises in the author's exercises in Latin verse composition titled "Lucretilis", published in the same year.
Note
Introduction by John Sparrow; bibliographical note by John Carter.
Note
Colophon: Printed in 1951 by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press ...
Note
"Printed in 1951 by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press 12 Chesterton Road, Cambridge. There are 175 copies only ...".
Note
With errata slip.
Note
"Two of the exercises, being instructional only, had no corresponding poems. For two others ... the poems were not needed in the Key. These have been reconstructed and are here printed, we believe for the first time, in their proper form."
Note
Publisher's marbled paper boards ; reddish brown cloth spine ; white paper spine label with title printed in reddish brown.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Loosely inserted note on Will Carter's headed stationery postcard to an unnamed recipient, responding to a comment on 'two R's in Zapf's Sistina Titling".
Provenance
[Copy 3] Curatorial note in pencil: "Ex libris Howard Moseley. The gift of James Cook and Nigel Jaques." Loosely inserted postcard "To Howard at fifty from two friends each of twenty-five years. James [and] Nigel". Loosely inserted signed note from Will Carter to James [Cook?] belatedly presenting the copy to him.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] Copy no. 51.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Copy no. 56.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3] Copy no. 130.
Subject
Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.
Subject
Latin poetry Metrics and rhythmics.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Carter, Will, 1912 - 2001 printer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Moseley, W. Howard, 1941 - 2005 former owner.
Added entry--name
Jaques, Nigel correspondent.
Added entry--name
Cook, James Norris Beaumont former owner.
Added entry--name
Rampant Lions Press publisher.
Added entry--place
England Cambridge.
Language code
lat eng
Identifier
B45518