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
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3051264
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28],214,[2],215-783,p.783,779-797,[33]p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) . maps . fol... Old Wimpole shelfmarks: S7-12 [brown ink]; C/5 [pencil]; C.3.3 [dark blue ink]. Also numbered in pencil: S73. Imperfect: lacks plates. Provenance: manuscript inscription on title page: Jeff: Gilbert [i.e. Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (1674-1726), Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, whose library was sold at auction in Gray's Inn in 1728]. Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754]. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkle, panelled calf; five raised bands; gilt lettered spine: Diodorus Historica [L]ibrary.
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