T. Livii Patavini Historiarum libri qui supersunt, . ex editione G.A. Ruperti cum supplementis notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini, variis lectionibus, notis variorum, recensu editionum et codicum, indice locupletissimo et glossario liviano. Accurate recensiti.
Livy (Titus Livius) (59 BC - 17 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1828
Materials
leather, paper
Measurements
217 x 140 mm; 41 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3087660.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1. . ill.. . 8vo.. With manuscript notes in the hand of Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928) including some copied from Lord Macaulay's own edition. MS note on flyleaf: "I copied these marginal notes, and lines, from Macaulay's Bipontine Edition in the winter of 1910 at Wallington. GOT". Macaulays dates of reading: 'Began reading Livy at Calcutta Feby 21 1835. Again Jan 2 1837'. January 4,7,11 1837. GOTs dates of reading: 'read with C Jan 14 1919 Wallington'; July 27 1917 Wallington, July 28 1917 Wallington, August 3 1917, Sept 11 1917 Wallington. read with C Sept 4 1918, Wallington Oct 30 1918 with C, nov 15 1918, with C Nov 25 1918. GOT draws many parallels between Livy and current affairs: 'very different from the action of the Germans towards Pointcarré's property'; p.679 'I wish such a speech as this could be made in Russia today (Sep. 10 1917)'.. Binding: Full leather binding, rebacked; red and green labels. Pastedown obscures earlier bookplate, lettered: S.T. Galton (possibly Samuel Tertius Galton, 1783-1844).
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Livy (Titus Livius) (59 BC - 17 AD) Georg Alexander Rperti (1758-1839)