The Romane historie
Title
The Romane historie
Alternative Title
Full title: The Romane historie / vvritten by T. Livius of Padua ; also, the Breviaries of L. Florus, with a chronologie to the whole historie, and topographie of Rome in old time ; translated out of Latine into English, by Philemon Holland, doctor in physicke.
Creator
Livy
Publisher
London : Printed by Adam Islip
Date
1600
Format
[10], 1403 [i.e. 1397], [41] pages : 2 portraits (woodcuts) ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Description
The first word of the title is xylographic.
"The topographie of Rome" is a revised translation of: Marliani, Bartolomeo. Topographia antiquae Romae.
The "Breviaries" are a translation of: Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitomae rerum Romanarum (for books 46-140 only).
Errors in paging: 805-808, 1352-1353 omitted in numbering.
This was the first of Holland's translations to be published.
Includes index.
"The topographie of Rome" is a revised translation of: Marliani, Bartolomeo. Topographia antiquae Romae.
The "Breviaries" are a translation of: Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitomae rerum Romanarum (for books 46-140 only).
Errors in paging: 805-808, 1352-1353 omitted in numbering.
This was the first of Holland's translations to be published.
Includes index.
Provenance
A few ms. annotations, cropped, in Book 5.
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf Collection fund.
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf Collection fund.
Contributor
Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitomae de Tito Livio bellorum omnium annorum DCC libri II. Selections. English.
Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637. translator
Marliani, Bartolomeo, -1560. Topographia antiquae Romae. English.
Islip, Adam, -1639, printer.
Schulich-Woolf Collection
Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637. translator
Marliani, Bartolomeo, -1560. Topographia antiquae Romae. English.
Islip, Adam, -1639, printer.
Schulich-Woolf Collection
Language
English
Identifier
Folio Dated 1600 .L58
STC (2nd ed.) 16613
ESTC S114001
Pforzheimer 495
STC (2nd ed.) 16613
ESTC S114001
Pforzheimer 495
Collection
Citation
Livy, “The Romane historie,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/235.