C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, quae exstant,
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)
Category
Books
Date
1685
Materials
Place of origin
Amsterdam
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3208399
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. ([32], 1229, [3]; 882, [224 p.) ; 8vo. Endpaper ink markings. Provenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]. Binding: seventeenth-century panelled calf; gilt tooled spines; five raised bands. (Poor condition; spines split and boards loose on both vols.)
Makers and roles
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115), author Jacobus Gronovius (1645-1716) Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547) Joannes Fredericus Gronovius the elder Fulvio Orsini (1529-1600) Marc-Antoine Muret (1526-1585) Jean Mercier (1545-1600)