The tragedies of L. Annaeus Seneca the philosopher; . viz. Medea, Phaedra and Hippolytus, Troades, or The royal captives, and The rape of Helen, out of the Greek of Coluthus; translated into English verse; with annotations. To which is prefixed the life and death of Seneca the philosopher; with a vindication of the said tragedies to him, as their proper author. Adorn'd with sculptures representing each history. By Sir Edward Sherburne, ...
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Seneca the younger (c. 4BC-65 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1702
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038307
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],xxxix,[9],377,[23]p., [6] leaves of plates . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: H.6.3. Identified in 1796 inventory: O 268, price 6d. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 646.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges; gilt title label on spine.
Makers and roles
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Seneca the younger (c. 4BC-65 AD) Sir Edward Sherburne (1618-1702)