Quinti horatii flacci opera. ad fidem editionis gesnero- Zeunianæ accurate expressa.
Horace (65 - 8 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1811
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3233976
Summary
Bibliographic description
245 p. ; 13cm. Provenance: Nineteenth-century ink ms. inscription: "W. H. F. Talbot / given him by Dr. Butler, / for his lyric verses / March 16th 1812", i.e. school prize inscribed by Harrow School Headmaster George Butler (1774-1853) to William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). Binding: Nineteenth-century polished tan calf, double gilt fillet on covers with feathered arrow device at corners, gilt roll at board edges and inners, spine gilt in compartments with repeating corn sheaf stamp, black spine label lettered gold, marbled edges, silk bookmark.
Makers and roles
Horace (65 - 8 BC)