Pharsalia, cum commentario Petri Burmanni.

LUCANUS, Marcus Annaeus.

About this Item

Leiden, Conradum Wishoff, Danielem Goetval et Georg. Jacob Wishoff fil., 1740. 4to. (51),+ (blank),+ 735,+ (161) pp. Title with engr. vignette and printed in red and black. Some foxing and spotting, a minor hole pp. 21-22, affecting pagina, and 239-240. Large paper copy. Dark violet 19th-century morocco, spine gilt with raised bands and brown label, boards with gilt flower frames, gilt inner bordures, all edges gilt, slightly worn at hinges (probably bound by J. Mackenzie). From the library of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey, with his book plate ?Toujours propice? From the library of Bengt Lassen. Schweiger p. 565. Dibdin II, p. 186. Moss II, p. 242 ?A very excellent and critical edition, and by far the best which has yet been published? ?Some copies are struck off on large paper, and when in fine condition are much treasured? (Dibdin). A new and important edition with several new readings by N. Heinsius, and with notes by him, Oudendorp and Burmannus. The title vignette, depicting a coast battle with ships in the background, is engraved by J. v. Spyk after J. D. Groot. The bookbinder?s signature on the top corner of the fly leaf is difficult to read, but is probably J. Mackenzie. Lucanus (c. 39-65) took very young part of the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero and was compelled to commit suicide. Only Pharsalia, an epic about the battles between Julius Ceasar and Pompey, have survived of his works. It was extremely popular in the Middle Ages.Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey (1817-97) was educated at Eton and Christchurch, Oxford, and was created Baron Dartrey of Dawson's Castle 1847 and made a Knight of St Patrick 1855. Besides being a model landlord, he was an excellent amateur chess player.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pharsalia, cum commentario Petri Burmanni.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Hardcover / Hardback