1708 TIBULLUS LATIN POETRY ARMORIAL VELLUM BINDING antique ILLUSTRATED

Tibullus, A.


(Opera) quae exstant.


Amsterdam, Ex Officina Wetsteniana, 1708

 (18),476,(72)p.



 Engraved frontispiece,  title-vignette,  9 plates, text illustrations., original gilt vellum schoolprize binding of GOUDA


Lacks ties, some soiling of the vellum, very good interior


Size 7.5 by 9.5"

Latin text. 

----------------------------------------------
Albius Tibullus (c.?55 BC – 19 BC) was a Latin poet and writer of elegies.
His first and second books of poetry are extant; many other texts attributed to him are of questionable origins.

Little is known about the life of Tibullus. There are only a few references to him by later writers and a short Life of doubtful authority. Neither his praenomen nor his birthplace is known, and his gentile name has been questioned. His status was probably that of a Roman eques (so the Life affirms), and he had inherited a considerable estate. Like Virgil, Horace and Propertius, he seems to have lost most of it in 41 BC in the confiscations of Mark Antony and Octavian.
==================================

 

Please see my other auctions


Thank You

Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.