The lives of illustrious men

Title

The lives of illustrious men

Alternative Title

Full title: The lives of illustrious men. / Written in Latin by Cornelius Nepos, and done into English by the Honourable Mr. Finch, Mr. Creech, and other eminent gentlemen of Oxford. The fourth edition.To which is added, a more just translation of the most famous kings. Illustrated with copper cuts.

Creator

Nepos, Cornelius

Publisher

London : printed for Tho. Shelmerdine at the Rose-Tree, and Tho. Tebb at the One Flower-de-Luce, in Little-Britain; and A Bettesworth at the Red-Lion in Pater-Noster-Row

Date

1723

Format

[36], 250 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 17 cm

Description

With a half title page.

Dedication signed: Leopold William Finch.

Signatures: A-M¹².

Title within double line border; head and tail piece

Provenance

Woolf, D.R. (Daniel R.) former owner;
Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.
Lacking A¹².

Contributor

Gift of Daniel Woolf

Language

English

Identifier

PA6516 .E5 F5 1723

ESTC T83005

Files

PA6516E5F51723.jpg

Collection

Citation

Nepos, Cornelius, “The lives of illustrious men,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/801.