C. Cornelii Taciti, et C. Velleii Paterculi Scripta quae exstant: . recognita, emaculata: additique commentarii copiosissimi; & notae non antea editae, vti sequens pagina indicabit.
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)
Category
Books
Date
1608
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038350
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24],276,708,[156];151,[1]p. . ill.. . fol.. Previous shelfmark: C.12.2. Identified in 1796 inventory: F 22 "Tacitus et V Paterculus", price 3s. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 628.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914. manuscript inscription on title page: "Caroli Bernard".. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf binding; blind thin thick thin fillet border; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine (title label missing). 15th century printed waste as front pastedown, with caption title: "De locato [et] conducto".
Makers and roles
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115) Marcus Velleius Paterculus (c.19 BC – c.30 AD), Charles Veromandus Aubert