prateus ludovicus (3 Ergebnisse)

Leather. Zustand: Good Only. None (illustrator). First edition. Professor Ludivicus Prateus provides a gloss on the ancient poetry of Juvenal in this first edition. Published in Latin. Professor Ludivicus Prateus provides a gloss on the ancient poetry of Decimus Junius Juvenalis, known in English as Juvenal. Published in Latin. In the late first and early second century BCE Juvenal authored a collection of satirical poems known as the satires that have become a vital source for the study of ancient Rome. The satires are reproduced here, with explanatory notes and interpretations by Prateus. Several prior owners have inscribed their name in ink to the recto of the front endpaper. Including 'M. Meredith' in 1732, 'Thomas Postlethwaite', from Cambridge university in 1802, Kenneth Howard from Manchester Grammar in 1937, and Roland H. Howard from Oxford University in 1939. In a full leather binding. Externally, a little worn as the volume is lacking the front board. The rear joint is beginning to crack, particularly near the head and tail of the spine. The spine is missing a slither to the head and tail. With a little wear to the extremities. The rear hinge is starting, and is a little tender. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the first few pages are a little loose. After the first few pages, pages are bright with the occasional patch of light foxing. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Octavo, [16], 412, [68] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full brown goat with gilt titling to spine. Rebacked with modern repairs to fore edges and corners; some original damage remaining. Light plus wear to joints; minor scuff at tail of spine. Text block edges stained red. Text block lightly age toned. Title page with light plus staining; ownership inscription of "H. Sloane" to title page. Shelved in Room G. 1388561. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Classical publication of the two complete surviving satires of two prominent Roman poets: Decimus Junius Juvenali (Juvenal) and Aulus Persius Flaccus (Persius). Annotated by Ludovicus Prateus. This edition is part of the Delphin Classics (in usum serenissimi Delphini), a series Latin texts which were composed in the 17th century for the education of the French crownprince. This is a later edition from 1817.Full leather binding in good condition. Ligth wear on the corners and hinges. Attractive spine with green shield and gilt letters "Juvenal Delphini".Provenance: With handwritten text on paste-down John Rupell (?) J.C.D. 1861. Also text in pencil about Nero and his date of death. At the end of the book the pencil writing: Samuel Bendoo (?) and Mahony (?).