1751 SUETONIUS TWELVE CEAESARS ILLUSTRATED antique BLINDSTAMPED VELLUM BINDING

SUETONIUS.

(XII Caesares).


Ex rec. F. Oudendorpii, (...) J.G. Graevii, & J. Gronovii, nec non ined. C.A. Dukeri adnot.


Leyden, S. Luchtmans, 1751.


2 parts in 1 vol.

(40), 1024, (36) pp.


With engraved frontispiece, engraved  headpiece (coat of arms) & 12 full-p. portraits of the emperors.


Original vellum with decorative gilt coat of arms of Amsterdam on both sides, surrounded by a gilt floral border and small coat of arms in each corner.


(Ties & prize lack, gilt decorations on spine faded).

Size 5 1/3 by 8 1/3"

Very good condition, lacks ties

Text in Latin

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (commonly known as Suetonius c. AD 69 – after AD 122), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire.

His most important surviving work is a set of biographies of 12 successive Roman rulers, from Julius Caesar to Domitian, likely entitled De vita Caesarum.
Other works by Suetonius concerned the daily life of Rome, politics, oratory, and the lives of famous writers, including poets, historians, and grammarians. A few of these books have partially survived, but many have been lost

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