1824 Elogium Tiberii Hemsterhusii ARMORIAL VELLUM BINDING antique

DAVID  RUHNKENIUS

Elogium Tiberii Hemsterhusii

D. WYTTENBACHIUS, Vita Davidis Ruhnkenius


Leyden/ Amsterdam, 1824

 2 parts in 1 volume

Lacks ties


Original schoolprize armorial vellum binding with  gilt coat of arms of Schiedam surrounded by a gilt floral border with gilt corner fleurons

Very good interior, some soiling of the vellum

Size 5 1/4 by 8 3/4"


Text in Latin


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Ruhnken’s Elogium Tiberii Hemsterhusii remains a major contribution to the history of Classical scholarship, eloquently delivered in polished and sparkling Latin. It is a pious but honest account by David Ruhnken (1723-98) concerning his recently departed master, Leiden colleague and close friend, the hellenist Tiberius Hemsterhuis (1685-1766).
The eulogy serves not only to provide a revealing portrait of Hemsterhuis’ life, manners and scholarly character but also to outline what befits a truly great critic of the Classics.
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