The nature of things, a didascalic poem, translated from the Latin of Titus Lucretius Carus: . accompanied with commentaries, comparative, illustrative, and scientific; and the life of Epicurus.
Lucretius (c.99-55 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1813
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3092477
Summary
Bibliographic description
frontis. port. . fol... Provenance: Inscribed in ink on front free-endpaper: 'J.H. Whitmore' = John Henry Whitmore (1795/6-1853) who assumed the surname Jones on inheriting Chastleton in 1828.. Binding: Original grey paper, printed paper spine-label. Vol. 1: Spine cracked; vol. 2 boards detached. Cased, wrapped.
Makers and roles
Lucretius (c.99-55 BC) Dr Thomas Busby (1754-1838)