BOK.ITA.AD1562.vol2-3.2

Tibullus, M. Antonii Mureti in eum scholia, ad torquatum Bembum Petri F. & Sex. Propertius. M. Antonii Mureti in eum scholia, Ad Franciscum Gonzagam Ferdinandi F.

Works of Albius Tibullus & Sextus Propertius, Marc-Antoine De Muret

Volumes 2 & 3 of a three volume collection of Roman poets by Marc-Antoine de Muret. Muret was a "French humanist and classical scholar" whose life was scored by success from his publications and social exclusion due to his homosexuality ("Marc-Antoine De Muret").

This volume contains a collection of the works of Albius Tibullus (55-19 BCE) and Sextus Propertius (55-16 BCE), famous Roman elegiac poets ("Albius Tibullus," Luck). "[Tibullus'] clear and unaffected style, which made him a great [favorite] among Roman readers, is far more polished than that of his rival Propertius and far less loaded with Alexandrian learning, but in range of imagination and in richness and variety of poetical treatment, Propertius is the superior. In his handling of [meter], Tibullus is likewise smooth and musical, whereas Propertius, with occasional harshness, is vigorous and varied" ("Albius Tibullus").

The book bears the seal of Aldus Manutius, an Italian printer who was "the leading figure of his time in printing, publishing, and typography." Aldus's most prominent work was in the publishing of many popular Greek and Latin texts. This book was published after Aldus' death ("Aldus Manutius").
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“Aldus Manutius.” Encyclopædia Britannica, February 2, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aldus-Manutius.

Luck, Georg Hans. “Sextus Propertius.” Encyclopædia Britannica, November 20, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sextus-Propertius.

“Marc-Antoine De Muret.” Encyclopædia Britannica, May 31, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marc-Antoine-de-Muret.

1562 AD

Marc-Antoine de Muret

Tibullus

Propertius

Aldine Press

Aldus Manutius

Rome, Ancient

Rome

Roman Empire

1st Century BC

16th Century AD

Print

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Latin

A page has been inserted between pgs. 2 & 3 containing a handwritten poem "by Robert Bridges at Florence 1874" entitled "TIBVLLVS - Elegy. I."

Donated by L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

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Poetry

Tibullus, Albius, 55-19 BCE and Sextus Propertius, 55-16 BCE. Tibullus, M. Antonii Mureti in eum scholia, ad torquatum Bembum Petri F. & Sex. Propertius. M. Antonii Mureti in eum scholia, Ad Franciscum Gonzagam Ferdinandi F. Copy 2. 2 Copies. Compiled by Marc-Antoine de Muret. Venice: Aldine Press, 1562.