T. LIVII PATAVINI
HISTORIARUM AB URBE CONDITA
LIBRI QUI SUPERSUNT OMNES
EXCERPTIS PETR. NANNII JUSTI LIPSI FR. MODII JANI GRUTERI
NEC NON INEDITIS
JANI GEBHARDI CAR. AND. DUKERI
CURANTE ARN. DRAKENBORCH
ACCEDUNT SUPPLEMENTA DEPERDITORUM T. LIVII LIBRORUM
A JOH. FREINSHEMIO CONCINNATA
AMSTELAEDAMI LUGD. BATAVOR
APUD J. WETSTENIUM & G. SMITH
APUD SAMUELEM LUCHTMANS
1738
Precious illustrated edition of 1738 of the famous work of classic litterature "Historiarum ab urbe condita" by the roman historian Tito Livio edited by Arnold Drakenborch (1684-1748).
The work is in seven volumes and it is complete.
Latin text with notes in latin by different authors: Fulvio Orsini, Francois Modius (1556-1597), Lorenzo valla, Justus Lipsius, Sigmund Gelen (1497-1554), Johann Freinsheim, Jan Gebhard, Pieter Nanninck (1500-1557), Jacobus Gronovius (1645-1716), Henricus Giareanus (148-1563), Carlo Sigonio (1524-1584), Johannes Gronovius , Henri de Valois (1603-1676), Sanchez de las Brozas (1523-1600), Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547), Janus Gruter (1560-1627), Karel Andreas Duker, Jacobus Perizonius (1651-1715), Tannegui Lefevre (1615-1672).
Very fine illustrated frontspice by Jacob Folkema (1692-1767) in 1737 after Duborg. There are also six plates finely engraved: portrait of Drakenborch engraved by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Jan Maurits Quinkhard, portrait of Tito Livio engraved by Jan Caspar Philips, an antique chart engraved by Nicolaas van Frankedaal (1720-1791).
Very beautiul full leather coeval cover with different gilted title and decorations and mark of the city of Zwolle in Netherlands.
“Cette édition, pour laquelle l’éditeur a consulté cinquante manuscrits et cent treize textes imprimés, est, au jugement des savants, un chef-d’oeuvre d’exactitude et d’érudition; nous pouvons ajouter que le mérite de l’exécution typographique égale celui du texte”. Diz. Treccani,VII, p. 75. Cfr. Brunet,III,1108.In very good conditions.
Full leather coeval cover with gilted title and decorations in very good general conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxing. In 8. Dim. 25x20 cm. Pp. (16)+1119+(2), (4)+1040, (4)+1171+(1), (4)+1098, (4)+1140+(1), (4)+996, (4)+LXXXIV+348+310+(2)+(3). Weight Kg. 13,500