The historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian. . In fifteen books. The first five, contain the antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the Islands, and Europe. The last ten, an historical account of the affairs of the Persians, Grecians, Macedonians, and other parts of the world. To which are added, the fragments of Diodorus that are found in the Bibliotheca of Photius: together with those publish'd by H. Valesius, I. Rhodomannus, and F. Ursinus. Made English, by G. Booth, of the city of Chester, Esq;.
Diodorus Siculus (ac. c. 30 BC - c. 60 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 3051263
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28],214,[2],215-783,p.783,779-797,[33]p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) . maps . fol... Provenance: manuscript inscription on title page: "E Cairnes". manuscript marginal annotations on pp. 2-3.. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style panelled calf binding; blind roll pattern on board edges; gold-tooled spine (loose at head and foot), with red title label.
Makers and roles
Diodorus Siculus (ac. c. 30 BC - c. 60 BC) Saint Photius I, Patriarch of Constantinople (c.820-c.891) George Booth of Chester (1635-1719) Lorenz Rhodoman Henri de Valois, seigneur d'Orcé (1603-1676) Fulvius Ursinus