Hesiod’s Works, With Commentaries Editor(s)_ Richard Cumberland

Hesiod’s Works, With Commentaries Editor(s)_ Richard CumberlandHesiod: Hesiodo Ascraei poetae vetustissimi ac sapientissimi opera, quae quidem extant, omnia Graec, cum interpretatione latina regione, ut conferri graecae linguae studiosis citra negotium possint. Adiectis etiam ijsdem latino carmine elgantiss. uersis, & genealogi[a]e deorum a` Pylade Brixiano descriptae libris V. Item Ioannis Grammatici cognomento Tzetzis scholia graeca in eadem omnia Hesiodi opera cum indice. Basileae [Basel]: [Hieronymus Froben

The Theatrum was very decorative and hugely popular amongst the wealthy and educated

Colonel Reginald Henry: Historical Records of the Survey of India

French text on verso

Distinctive features of English county cartography (such as the enclosures) were retained

elaborate engraved border

was a 'personal work'

An illustrated record of important events in the annals of Europe

scholia graeca in eadem omnia Hesiodi opera

23 x 26 cm

had already sprung up within the LPTB area

An engraved historical note on the map of Carthage indicates that nearby Tunis

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