BOK.ITA.AD1562.vol1

Catullus, et in eum Commentarius M. Antonii Mureti. Ab eodem correcti, & scholiis illustrati, Tibullus, et Propertius.

Works of Catullus, Marc-Antoine De Muret

Volume 1 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 Catullus (84-54 BCE), "in full Gaius Valerius Catullus," one of the most prominent lyric poets of ancient Rome (Havelock). Catullus lead "a group of poets who created a native idiom for Roman poetry" (Garrison).

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.

Garrison, Daniel H. “Catullus.” Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2019.

Havelock, Eric Alfred. “Catullus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, October 15, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catullus.

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

1562 AD

Marc-Antoine de Muret

Catullus

Aldine Press

Aldus Manutius

Rome, Ancient

Rome

Roman Empire

1st Century BC

16th Century BC

Print

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Latin

"From the library of Sir [Henry] St. John [Mildmay]" handwritten on the top of the verso side of the front cover

Ex Libris sticker: "Dogmersfield Library" in the center of the verso side of the front cover

Ex Libris sticker: "Ex Libris Charles Edmund Merrill Jr" on the top right corner of the first endpaper

"Walter Bowman" handwritten in the center of the verso side of the title page

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

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Poetry

Catullus, Gaius Valerius, 84-54 BCE. Catullus, et in eum Commentarius M. Antonii Mureti. Ab eodem correcti, & scholiis illustrati, Tibullus, et Propertius. Compiled by Marc-Antoine de Muret. Venice: Aldine Press, 1562.