Dante's Inferno Double Sided Rare Illustrated Original Leaf 1507 Framed Page by Dante Alighieri - 1507

1553 Sabinus Catalog of Roman & German Emperors ROME Charlemagne Augustus Caesar

Georg Sabinus was a 16th-century German poet and historian who published an important catalogue of the emperors of Rome. Curiously, Sabinus supplemented the lists of Roman rulers with lists of German leaders. Each entry features a short description of the figure including some of which are written in poetic verse. It includes all the known Roman and German rulers such as Charlemagne, Otto the Great, Charles V, Constantine, Julius Caesar, Nero, and Augustus Caesar.
This fascinating Latin edition was published in Wittemberg, Germany in 1553 by Kreutzer
Item number: #10777
Price: $599
SABINUS, Georg
Catalogus Romanorum Imperatorum. Additi sunt et Germanici Imperatores descripti versibus
Wittemberg : [Veit Kreutzer], 1553.
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Collation: Complete
o 40 leaves
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References: USTC 619698
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Publisher information from USTC
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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1622 1ed MARTIAL Epigrams Roman Poetry Natural History Xenia Apophoreta Douay

"I live in a little cell, with a window that won't even close,
In which Boreas himself would not want to live."
– Martial, Epigrams
Martial was a 1st-century Roman poet from Spain most-known for his 'Epigrams.' This important, early piece of Roman literature expresses details of life in Rome focusing in on the brutal daily life during the Roman Empire. Martial describes living conditions of Rome, corrupt physicians and senators, cruel treatment of slaves, and secrets and rumors of emperors. Because of the style of Martial's writing, he is often considered the first insult comic, as he used humor to disguise his disdain for the life with which he was so familiar.
This 1622 was published in Douay, France by Belleri. Collected and edited by Matthew Roeder. This particular volume includes Martial's "Xenia" and "Apophoreta" which is Martial's perspective on natural history.
Item number: #16016
Price: $550
MARTIALIS, Marcus… Read More

1633 Sprecher Rhaetia Switzerland History Three Leagues Raetia ROME Elzevier

Fortunat Sprecher von Bernegg was a 17th-century Swiss lawyer best-known for his book 'Rhaetia'. 'Rhaetia' is considered to be one of the very best chronicles of Swiss history, focusing on the history of the Three Leagues (or Raetia) and the division of power in 15th-century Central Europe. Sprecher begins with the reign of Rome in Europe and how Rome's influence shaped Medieval and Renaissance leagues in Europe.
Item number: #20166
Price: $599
SPRECHER, Fortunat von Bernegg
F. Sprecheri Rhetia : vbi eius versus situs, potitia, bella, foedera, et alia memorabilia accuratissimè describuntur
Lvgd. Batavorvm : Ex Officina Elzeviriana., Anno 1633. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 424, [8]
o Includes illustrated title page
· References: Willems 392
· Provenance: Handwritten – Mr. H. O. Feith, 1837
o Possibly Hendrikus Octavius ​​Feith (1778-1849), a Dutch jurist of… Read More

1790 FAMOUS Edward Gibbon Decline & Fall of Roman Empire Caesar ROME 2v SET

"Lo, there appeared a truly classic work: a history not majestic like Livy, nor compressed like Tacitus; not stamped with character like Clarendon; perhaps not so deep as Robertson's 'Scotland,' but a thousand degrees above his 'Charles'."
– Allibone, on Gibbon's 'History'

Originally printed in 1776, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" was written in six volumes by Edward Gibbon. It has maintained its status as one of the most important literary achievements of the 18th-century and saw numerous editions. This book's popularity was partly due to it becoming the model used by modern historians and historical authors. This led to Gibbon being considered the first modern historian on the Roman Empire.

Important contents include:
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Gibbon's religious, or secular, views on the Quran and Mohammed
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The advancement of Christianity leading to the demise of Rome
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1680 LAW Justinian Institutes Digest Corpus Juris Civilis Rome Latin French 2v

"Freedom is the natural ability of everyone to do what he likes, unless it is prohibited by law or by force."
― Justinian I
The 'Institutes of Justinian' is a portion of the full Corpus Juris Civilis, largely based on the Institutes of Gaius. Justinian sought to reform Roman law and education. This work was originally intended to be used by law students, but they were not solely used as a textbook, they carried legal weight …as law!
This 1680 edition was published in Paris by Theirry and Cochart notably containing both Latin and French translations.
Item number: #20481
Price: $599
JUSTINIAN
Les Institutes de l'empereur Justinian
Paris: Thierry et J Cochart, 1680.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – [22], 497, [29]
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Vol. II – [22], 507 (i.e., 505), [33]
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Handwritten – Bernier Rollande
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Handwritten – [Done]
d. de Macholler, 1771
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The War with Catiline
Sallust
Translated by John C. Rolfe
The War with Catiline, also known as the Catiline (Latin: De coniuratione Catilinae or Bellum Catilinae) is the first story published by the Roman historian Salustius. It is a chronicle of the attempt to overthrow the Roman rule taken by Catiline in 63 BC, probably written between 44 and 40 BC, 20 years after the events described. The story begins with a short introduction about the nature of man, history, and the short autobiography of Salustius himself. Later, the historian describes Catiline himself and presents his political ambitions. According to Salustius, Catiline is an enemy of law, order, and morality. It is a model of all the behaviors that the writer considers to be disastrous for Rome.
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Octavo (162,5 x 250 mm). Finely bound by hand in leather with a slipcase. gilt raised bands, twin rule to boards in gilt, marbled edges. Set in Doves Type and printed on Fabriano Tiepolo cotton paper in an editon of 25 copies.
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London: John Russell Smith, 1869. RARE in fine bindings signed by Matthews ( William Matthews (1822-1896), the most prominent American bookbinder at that time). Full polished calf, the backs richly gilt with red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled end papers, top edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, frontispiece engraved portrait Vol. I. Near Fine, scant rubbing to boards, a quite lovely set. With 2 pp. typed scholar's notes on Hearne's biography, one page tipped at front end page Vol. I, the other page laid in. Small seller's label rear end pages. Thomas Hearne (1678 -1735) was an English historian and antiquarian whose editions of English medieval chronicles were important sources for later historians.. Second Edition, Enlarged. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Jacket- E McKnight- Kauffer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. Originally published in Vienna in a journal entitled Mines de l'Orient, this second edition printed in London in 1816 has been nicely rebound in 1/4 calf with gilt titling and marble boards. Bookplate on front pastedown and biographical entry on Rich taped to new front endpaper. Original pages and plates all in very good condition. 67 pp. 3 plates. Photos are of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

Very good- set of 51 Roman landscape plates in the original paper wraps.In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.Engraved title page with vignette of the Capitoline Wolf and different title, Raccolta delle Principali Veduti di Roma e suoi Contorni, 50 copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by famous artists and engraved on copper by Alessandro Moschetti.Views include the Trevi Fountain, Saint Peter's Square, Spanish Steps, the Vatican, exterior and interior of the Pantheon and the Colosseum, plazas, temples, triumphal arches, cathedrals, etc.Alessandro Moschetti (or Mochetti) was active in Rome from 1843-1864 and engraved many books of Roman views.Oblong quarto, original green printed wraps with some loss on spine, covers grubby, good impressions of the copperplates, a few with light foxing within the plate.

Londini: Ab. Swall & Tim. Child 1696. (Hardcover) 161pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Rebound in a modern vellum binding. Footnotes, index. Text in Latin Language. (History--Ancient, History--Ancient Rome).