A poetical translation of the elegies of Tibullus; and of the poems of Sulpicia. . With the original text, and notes critical and explanatory. In two volumes. By James Grainger, M.D.
Albius Tibullus (c.48 - 19 BCE)
Category
Books
Date
1759
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3113508
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 12mo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate lettered The Right Honourable Wilmot Earl of Lisburne, in the Kingdom of Ireland. (Not in Franks) [i.e. Wilmot Vaughn (1730-1800), 4th Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, when he was created 1st Earl]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillet; gilt-tooled spine; brown and green leather spine labels; gilt spine title "Grainger's Tibullus"; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Albius Tibullus (c.48 - 19 BCE) James Grainger (c.1721-1766)