New in library - my oldest English language book
The Golden Boke Of Marcus Aurelius Emperour And Eloquente Oratour
Contains a history of Marcus Aurelius and his views expressed from Meditations and many letters.
1559 print London Thomas Bertelet. Very nice condition, many historiated initials.
The Golden Boke Of Marcus Aurelius Emperour And Eloquente Oratour
Contains a history of Marcus Aurelius and his views expressed from Meditations and many letters.
1559 print London Thomas Bertelet. Very nice condition, many historiated initials.
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Comments
Cyril Davenport, British Museum, 1901:
"On the title-page of a copy of Marcus Aurelius’s golden book is an ornamental border. This border consists of a design of boys in procession, one being carried on the shoulders of four others, and has at the top a medallion with two sphinxes..."
The book is sturdy and I am reading it whilst travelling, with a bottle of cheap Cava