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Title
[Commonplace book], 1757.
Physical Description
1 v. (ca. 200 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm.
Language
English
Notes
On title page: Lucian.
Table of contents at beginning of manuscript.
Bookplates of E. Boehm and M. A. Elton.
Marbled endpapers.
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration.
In English.
Provenance
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Summary
Manuscript, in a single hand, of English translations of 52 poems and dialogues by Lucian. The selections include The ridiculous orator; The lyar; The praise of one's country; Of persons who had lived to great age; The laws of Saturn; The goddess of Syria; Nero, or an attempt to pierce the Isthmus; and a play titled The triumphs of the gout, translated by Gilbert West Esq.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
Commonplace Book, 1757. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Commonplace Book, 1757. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Commonplace books.
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