Special Collections & Archives contains five books that were produced after Manutius' death by his father- and brothers-in-law and later his son and grandson.
Title: Gregorii Nazanzeni theologi orationes lectissimae XVI
Author: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
Date: 1516
Language: Ancient Greek
Call Number: A0173
Saint Gregory, the most celebrated rhetorician of his age, was an orator and philosopher as well as Archbishop of Constantinople. This book includes sixteen of his lectures.
This edition includes several instances of marginalia and other notes written in ancient Greek.
Title: Ausonius
Author: Ausonius
Date: 1517
Language: Latin
Call Number: A0172
A compilation of the works of Ancient Roman poet and teacher Ausonius.
First image: this compilation includes a green ribbon spine bookmark.
Title: In hoc uolumine haec continentur ... XII Caesares.
Author: Suetonius
Date: 1521
Language: Latin
Call Number: A0175
A history of the lives of the first twelve Caesars of Rome, written by Roman historian Suetonius. This volume records the lives of emperors from Julius Caesar to Domitian and is his most important work.
This copy belonged to Thomas Ruddiman (1674-1757) of the Advocate's Library, Edinburgh, Book-auctioner, publisher and editor, author of Latin Rudiments (1714) etc.
Title: C. Sallustii Crispi Coniuratio. Catilinae et. bellum. Iugurthinum fragmenta eiusdem historiarum.
Author: Sallust
Date: 1527
Language: Latin
Call Number: A0280
The complete known works of Roman historian Sallust, including “Catiline’s War”, “The Jugurthine War” and “Histories.” Sallust is the earliest known Roman historian whose works survive.
Title: Cornelius Tacitus exacta cura recognitus, et emendatus
Author: Cornelius Tacitus
Date: 1534
Language: Latin
Call Number: B1295
A Roman historian and senator, Tacitus wrote on the history of the Roman emperors from the death of Augustus to the First Jewish-Roman War. These writings include histories of Tiberius, Claudius and Nero.
Rubricated initials and marbled end papers.
