http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Ammorris01&feedformat=atomWythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T08:42:10ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.27.5http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Ph%C3%A6dri_Aug._Liberti_Fabularum_%C3%86sopiarum_Libri_Quinque&diff=43750Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque2015-09-14T21:47:21Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Phædri Aug. Liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum Libri Quinque: Item Fabulæ Quædam ex ms. Veteri à Marquardo Gudio Descriptæ''}}<br />
===by Phaedrus===<br />
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|author=Phaedrus<br />
|editor=Michael Maittaire<br />
|lang=Latin<br />
|publoc=Londoni<br />
|publisher=Ex officinâ Jacobi Tonson, & Johannis Watts.<br />
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}}[[File:PhaedrusPhaedriAugLibertiFabularum1713Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece.</center>]]A Thracian slave who was freed in Rome in the household of Augustus, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(fabulist) Gaius Julius Phaedrus] (c. 15–50 CE) wrote five books containing about one hundred Latin fables in the 30s CE.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-2336 "Phaedrus”] in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> Though the books are incomplete, an additional thirty fables are attributed to Phaedrus.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-1683 " Phaedrus, Gāius Iūlius "] in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br/> <br />
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Phaedrus is largely responsible for the increased use of and respect for fables, which had previously been used only in adjunction to other genres. Phaedrus' satire of politicians, writers and other public figures led to serious criticisms of his work, which were followed by his own retorts.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Phaedrus noted in his third book’s prologue that fables were invented so slaves could speak what could not be said openly.<ref>"Phaedrus” in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature''.</ref> As a freedman, he did not have to worry about incurring the wrath of his master, and openly advised and criticized the injustices of Roman life. Interestingly, Phaedrus coined the expression “adding insult to injury,” (''iniuriae qui addideris contumeliam'').<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
<br/>This work contains the extant portions of Phaedrus’ fifth book.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Phaedrus. 12mo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 14, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without selecting a specific edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1713 edition published in London based on one of the copies of Phaedrus Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:463 [no.4373].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1713 edition.<br />
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}}==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary sprinkled calf with spine gilt. Inscribed "J. Worth & Coll. Ball. Oxon, 1761" and includes the bookplate of Wiston Old Rectory, both on the front pastedown. Purchased from Charles Cox Rare Books.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3679297 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
==See also==<br />
<div style="overflow: hidden;"><br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
[[Category:Latin Literature]]<br />
[[Category:Thomas Jefferson Randolph's Books]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Publii_Virgilii_Maronis_Bucolica,_Georgica,_et_Aeneis&diff=43748Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis2015-09-14T21:46:25Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis''}}<br />
===by Virgil===<br />
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|shorttitle=Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis<br />
|author=Virgil<br />
|lang=Latin<br />
|publoc=Glasguae<br />
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|year=1784<br />
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}}Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 BCE) was a Roman poet born in Cisalpine, Gaul, on the side of the Alps closest to Rome. His family was well-off, enabling his studies at Cremona and Milan, as well as Rome and Naples, the latter under the Epicurean philosopher Siro.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-3090 "Virgil”] in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> When land was confiscated following the battle of Phillippi in 42 BCE for the army veterans of Antony and Octavian, Virgil’s family lost land. They were likely compensated, however, with property near Naples.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Virgil’s ''Eclogues'', his first collection of poems, were likely written around that time, perhaps as late as 38 BCE, as the confiscations were a central topic of two of the poems.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-2329 "Virgil "] in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)</ref> At some later point, Virgil became part of the poetic circle around Maecenas, putting him in close contact with Octavian, the future emperor Augustus.<br /><br />
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Virgil published his ''Georgics'' in 29 BCE. Throughout the 20s BCE, both of Virgil’s books of poetry were widely read and distributed.<ref>Ibid.</ref> His poems illustrate the greatness of the Roman Empire through “the technical perfection of his verse” and imagery.<ref>"Virgil” in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature''.</ref><br/><br />
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[[File:VirgilBucolicaGeorgicaEtAenies1784Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|200px|<center>Inscriptions, front pastedown.</center>]]<br />
This volume contains the three most important of Virgil’s works: the ''Pastorals'' (“Bucolics” or “Eclogues”), the ''Georgics'', and the ''Aeneid''. The ''Pastorals'' muse on the idyllic life of shepherds in northern Italy.<ref>Virgil, ''Georgics'', trans. Peter Fallon, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), xiv.</ref> The ''Georgics'' are, similarly, meditations on the nature of agriculture. The name “Georgics” refers to the Greek phrase for “working the land” and the word for “farmer.”<ref>Ibid.</ref> Where Virgil’s pastoral poems were largely imitative, the focus and depth of his Georgics were unprecedented.<ref>Ibid., xiii.</ref> The ''Aeneid'' is Virgil’s great epic, following the tradition of Homer.<ref>Virgil, ''Aeneid'', ed. Clyde Pharr, (Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 2007), 1–4.</ref> The work follows the story of Aeneis, who leaves behind his conquered homeland of Troy and goes on to found the culture that will eventually become Rome. Virgil himself captured the scope of these three works with the inscription on his tombstone, “cecini pascua rura duces” (I sang of farms, fields, and heroes).<ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''[Virgil] Foulis. 12mo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 13, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Foulis editions in Latin were published in octavo in 1758 and 1784, and in folio in 1778. Three-volume English editions in duodecimo were published in 1769 and 1775." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> suggests either the Foulis edition of 1758 or 1784 with a slight preference for the former. The Wolf Law Library purchased the 1784, octavo edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary calf with new backing. Title page includes signatures of former owners "Thos. Duncan, 1794" and "Chas. Saroley."<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3797403 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae and Philosophiae|P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae]]''<br />
*''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Opera]]''<br />
*''[[Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
[[Category:Latin Literature]]<br />
[[Category:Thomas Jefferson Randolph's Books]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=P._Virgilii_Maronis_Opera&diff=43746P. Virgilii Maronis Opera2015-09-14T21:45:04Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Virgil===<br />
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|author=Virgil<br />
|editor=Charles de la Rue?<br />
|edition=Juxta editionem novissimam Parisiensem, a. 1722<br />
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}}Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19BCE) was a Roman poet born in Cisalpine, Gaul, on the side of the Alps closest to Rome. His family was well-off, enabling his studies at Cremona and Milan, as well as Rome and Naples, the latter under the Epicurean philosopher Siro.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-3090 "Virgil”] in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> When land was confiscated following the battle of Phillippi in 42BCE for the army veterans of Antony and Octavian, Virgil’s family lost land. They were likely compensated, however, with property near Naples.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Virgil’s ''Eclogues'', his first collection of poems, were likely written around that time, perhaps as late as 38BCE, as the confiscations were a central topic of two of the poems.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-2329 "Virgil "] in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)</ref> At some later point, Virgil became part of the poetic circle around Maecenas, putting him in close contact with Octavian, the future emperor Augustus.<br /><br />
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Virgil published his ''Georgics'' in 29BCE. Throughout the 20s BCE, both of Virgil’s books of poetry were widely read and distributed.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
<br/>This particular work is described as the “latest” (''novissimam'') edition at the time from 1722 Paris, though publication actually was in 1746 London. No compiler or Latin scholar is identified, but the illustrator is Carolus Ruaeus. This collection of Virgil’s works (''Bucolica'', ''Georgica'', and the ''Aeneid'') is accompanied by interpretations and notes, a prologue and brief explanation of Virgil’s life, and an index (or “Vocabulorum”) at the end.<br />
[[File:PVirgiliiMaronisOpera1746Illustration.jpg|left|thumb|200px|<center>Illustration.</center>]]<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Virgil Delph. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 13, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without selecting a specific edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1746 edition published in London. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased this edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in full aniline calf with blind tooling to boards. Rebacked in period style. Includes the bookplate of R. W<sup>mes.</sup> Vaughan with the signature of "J. Vaughan" on the front pastedown. Purchased from MW Books Ltd.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3705345 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
==See also==<br />
<div style="overflow: hidden;"><br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae and Philosophiae|P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae]]''<br />
*''[[Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis]]''<br />
*''[[Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis|The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
</div><br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
[[Category:Latin Literature]]<br />
[[Category:Thomas Jefferson Randolph's Books]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Homeri_Ilias&diff=43744Homeri Ilias2015-09-14T21:41:09Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Homer===<br />
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|author=Homer<br />
|editor=Samuel Clarke<br />
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}}[[File:HomeriIlias1740Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]]This work contains Homer’s ''Iliad'' in Greek and Latin with annotations by Samuel Clarke. Clarke (1675-1729) was an influential British philosopher and "a leading figure in Newton’s circle."<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2009/entries/clarke/ "Samuel Clarke"] by Ezio Vailati and Timothy Yenter in ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', ed. by Edward Zalta (Stanford, Summer 2009).</ref> Clarke published his translations of Books 1-12 of the ''Iliad'' in 1729. Books 13-24 were published in 1732, three years after Clarke's death.<ref>Hugh Chisholm, ed. “Clarke, Samuel.” ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' (11th ed.) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911).</ref> <br />
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Little is known about the life of Homer, the poet responsible for the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey''. Herodotus claimed Homer lived around 850 BCE, while modern scholars usually date his poems to the second half of the eighth century BCE.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-1550 "Homer”] in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> The Trojan War is estimated to have occurred at the end of the Mycenaean Age in Greece, around 1200 BCE, meaning that Homer was looking back four centuries to a heroic world much greater in his esteem, than the contemporary world. Homer relied on oral history to compose his poems; this provides some of the basis for the "separatist" view that the two epic poems were not written by the same person, but possibly by a combination of poets. The mixed dialect of Ionian Greek in which each poem was originally written indicates that both poems were written in the east Aegean. This is supported by contextual clues in the poems themselves. The two most plausible locations for the birth of Homer are Smyrna and Chios, but ancient Greeks viewed the poet as a blind minstrel wandering while he composed the poems, which were sung or chanted, accompanied by a lyre.<br/><br />
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Homer’s ''Iliad'' is an epic poem of a heroic or tragic nature, consisting of 24 books, all of which are original except for Book Ten, which was likely added later.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-1070 "Homer"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> It tells the tale of the wrath of Achilles during the last year of the ten-year Trojan War. The war began when Agamemnon led a unified force of Greek warriors across the Aegean Sea to attack Troy under the pretense of rescuing his sister-in-law, Helen (wife of Menelaus), from the Trojan prince Paris. Homer begins his narration in the tenth year of the war, covering several weeks during the war and focusing on the anger of Achilles at not being appropriately respected by Menelaus. Significantly described in the ''Iliad'' are the death of Patroclus (Achilles’ foster brother and alleged lover) and the subsequent vengeance killing of Hector (the oldest son of King Priam of Troy). The respect and compassion between supposed enemies Achilles and Priam when the former returns Hector’s body from the Danaan camp is an example of the humanity Greeks expected to be shown to one another even during war. The story ends with the funeral of Hector. Homer does not address the death of Achilles, the Trojan Horse or the fall of Troy. All of those stories come to us from the Latin poet Virgil’s epic, ''The Aeneid''.<br />
[[File:HomeriIlias1740v1Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper, volume one.</center>]]<br />
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
We know George Wythe definitely owned the 1740 edition of Samuel Clarke's Greek and Latin edition of ''The Illiad''. A copy of volume one at the University of Virginia includes Wythe's [[George Wythe's bookplate|bookplate]]. The title is also listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "[Homeri Ilias. Gr. Lat], Clarke. 2d. vol. 8vo." and was given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson, [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. Jefferson's entry suggests he only inherited the second volume or compiled his list before he located volume one. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> assumes the volume inherited by Jefferson came from the same 1740 edition as the University of Virginia volume one. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing notes "Vol. 2 only. Precise edition unknown. Several two-volume editions of Clarke's translation were published in octavo, the first in 1735." and "Vol. 1 of this set, containing Wythe's armorial bookplate, is at the University of Virginia, Special Collections." The Wolf Law Library agreed with Brown and purchased a copy of the 1740 edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary full calf. Spine features raised bands with gilt rules, gilt decorative elements and red morocco label with gilt lettering. Both volumes signed "Pat. Grant" on the front free endpaper.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/Record/128811 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''<br />
*''[[Homerou Iliados|Tēs tou Homērou Iliados]]''<br />
*''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''<br />
*''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''<br />
*''[[Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]''<br />
*''[[Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion|Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion = Homeri Ilias et Veterum in eam Scholia, quae Vulgo Appellantur Didymi]]''<br />
*''[[Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]''<br />
*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
Read volume one of this book from the [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433089884716;view=1up;seq=7 Hathi Trust.]<br /><br />
Read volume two of this book from the [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433089884757;view=1up;seq=7 Hathi Trust.]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Ilias_kai_eis_Auten_Scholia_ton_Palaion&diff=43742Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion2015-09-14T21:40:16Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[Homeri Ilias]]''<br />
*''[[Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''<br />
*''[[Homerou Iliados|Tēs tou Homērou Iliados]]''<br />
*''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''<br />
*''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''<br />
*''[[Iliad of Homer|The Iliad of Homer]]''<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]''<br />
*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Pausaniou_T%C4%93s_Hellados_Peri%C4%93g%C4%93sis&diff=43740Pausaniou Tēs Hellados Periēgēsis2015-09-14T21:39:29Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Pausanias===<br />
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}}[[File:PausaniouTesHelladoesPeriegesis1583InitialCapital.jpg|left|thumb|150px|<center>Initial capital, first page of text.</center>]]The identity of the traveler and author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pausanias_%28geographer%29 Pausanias] has been debated for centuries.<ref>Aubrey Diller, “The Authors Named Pausanias,” ''Transactions and Proceeds of the American Philological Association'' 86 (1955): 268.</ref> Ten books were written detailing his travels through and opinions about Greece in the mid to late second century CE, and are combined under the title ''Pausaniou Tes Hellados Periegesis''. It is now generally understood that all ten volumes were written roughly during the reign of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius Emperor Marcus Aurelius] (161-180).<ref>Ibid., 269.</ref> Analysis of the book's phrasing indicates that Pausanias was a Greek from Lydia in Asia Minor, or at least he spent a great deal of time there while writing.<ref>Ibid., 270.</ref><br />
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Pausanias’s ''Description of Greece'' can be considered “both a guidebook for tourists and a piece of literature for readers sitting at home” by including general descriptions of areas he visited, with more details of his favorites, and tangents into history, mythology, anthropology, and linguistics.<ref>Christian Habicht, ”An Ancient Baedeker and His Critics: Pausanias’ ‘Guide to Greece,’” ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'' 129, no. 2 (June 1985): 220.</ref> Unfortunately, Pausanias' guide was not successful; his intent to both entertain while guiding tourists and to educate while entertaining readers at home did not reach fruition for either purpose.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Later readers did not have access to his true work due to transmission errors, and there are only one or two references to it through the end of the Middle Ages. Classical scholars of the 1800s harshly criticized Pausanias, accusing him of plagiarism and deceit, claiming that he did not read the works from which he extracted quotes and material and that he did not visit all the places he discussed.<ref>Ibid., 211.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
[[File:PausaniouTesHelladoesPeriegesis1583Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Previous owner's signature, front pastedown.</center>]]Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Pausanias Gr. Lat. fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without choosing a specific edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the edition published in 1583 in Frankfurt based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:136-137 [no.3919].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the Frankfurt volume edited by Frideric Sylburg.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Rebacked using original label and original leather boards. Includes a previous owner's signature on the front pastedown.<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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===by Strabo===<br />
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}}[[File:StrabonisRerumGeographicarum1620InitialCapital.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Headpiece, first page of text.]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabo Strabo] (ca. 64 BCE – ca. 23 CE) was a Greek citizen from a prominent family in Pontus, part of modern Turkey. He traveled extensively, and also lived in Rome where he learned from both political and military leaders.<ref>William A. Koelsch, “Squinting Back at Strabo,” ''Geographical Review'' 94, no. 4 (Oct. 2004): 503.</ref> He wrote a geography of the Greek and Roman world that is almost intact today in seventeen books. This work is Book 17 of those extant. In ancient times, geographies generally took one of two general focuses: the physical geography of an area (the cartography) or “world cultural geography” discussing the impacts of humans on the planet. Strabo’s geography falls into the latter category.<ref>Ibid., 502.</ref><br /><br />
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''On Geography or On Geographical Things'' gained recognition in the mid-fifteenth century when the pope sought to breach the gap between the Eastern and Western Christian churches at an ecumenical council in Florence. Strabo’s ideas were then combined with others, including Ptolemy’s, to help form the scientific foundation for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery Age of Discoveries and exploration].<ref>Ibid., 504.</ref> Strabo tended to attract the interest of classicists rather than geographers, a shift that relied partly on the belief of some that Strabo’s geographic details are incorrect.<ref>Ibid., 504-505.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Strabo. Gr. Lat. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without selecting a specific edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1620 edition published in Paris based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:86 [no.3820].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the Paris edition.<br />
[[File:StrabonisRerumGeographicarum1620Headpiece.jpg|center|thumb|350px|Headpiece, first page of text.]]<br />
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary, recased blind stamped calf. Boards feature elaborate tooling, spine has gilt lettering.<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Course_of_Lectures_in_Natural_Philosophy&diff=43734Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy2015-09-14T21:35:20Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Richard Helsham===<br />
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|author=Richard Helsham<br />
|publoc=London<br />
|publisher=Published by Bryan Robinson, printed by J. Nourse<br />
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|pages=viii, 404 : 11 folded plates<br />
|desc=8vo. (21 cm.) <br />
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}}Richard Helsham (1683–1738), physician and natural philosopher, was born outside of Kilkenny, Ireland. After attending the University in his hometown, Helsham left to advance his education, eventually receiving a medical degree and a formal appointment at Trinity College, Dublin. Here as the college's first professor of natural philosophy,<ref>H. T. Welch, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12877 Helsham, Richard (1683–1738)’]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 6, 2013.</ref> he worked for eight years to create one of the first ever institutionalized science laboratories and courses of study.<ref>''Ask About Ireland'', s.v. "[http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/life-society/science-technology/irish-scientists/helsham-richard/ Helsham, Richard]," accessed Oct. 5, 2013.</ref><br /> <br />
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[[File:HelshamCourseOfLecturesInNaturalPhilosophy1739Plate7.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Plate 7</center>]]<br />
Inspired by Descartes, and more directly Newton, Helsham's ''A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy'' covers a broad range of topics, as well as the nature of causation and experimentation in the sciences.<ref>Richard Helsham, ''A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy'', 4th ed., ed. Bryan Robinson, M.D. (London: Printed for J. Nourse, 1767).</ref> Edited posthumously by Bryan Robinson, a former student and colleague, "it was one of the earliest textbooks to present the scientific discoveries of Bacon, Descartes, Boyle, and Newton to university students in an understandable manner."<ref>Welch, "Helsham, Richard."</ref> The volume is divided into twenty-three chapters that discuss the physics of light, color, sound, motion, friction, and simple machines such as pulleys and levers.<ref>Helsham, ''A Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy''</ref> "The book had an enduring popularity"<ref>Welch, "Helsham, Richard."</ref> and was well-known as one of the most comprehensive discourses on the subject of natural philosophy until years later when the term “scientist” would enter the public vernacular and inspire a series of texts on similar subjects extending their focus into the more complex physics that would drive the industrial revolution.<ref>Laura Snyder, ''The Philosophical Breakfast Club'' (TED, 2012).</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Helsham’s lectures. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Several octavo editions were published, the first in 1739." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the London 3rd edition published in 1755 based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:35 [no.3736].</ref> The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the first (1739) edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Full bound in contemporary etched calf with a red morocco spine label and compartments tooled in gold. Purchased from Black Swan Books, Inc.<br /><br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3431857 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Philosophia_Britannica&diff=43732Philosophia Britannica2015-09-14T21:32:31Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Philosophia Britannica: or, A New and Comprehensive System of the Newtonian Philosophy, Astronomy, and Geography, in a Course of Twelve Lectures, with Notes''}}<br />
===by Benjamin Martin===<br />
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}}Benjamin Martin (1704-1782), lexicographer, science lecturer, and scientific instrument maker, was born into a farming family in Surrey and spent the early part of his life working the lands.<ref>John R. Millburn, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18175 Martin, Benjamin (bap. 1705, d. 1782)]," ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed November 21, 2013.</ref> In his twenties, Martin started a school in Sussex where he taught a range of subjects, including writing, mathematics, physics, and astronomy.<ref>Ibid; John R. Millburn, "The London Evening Courses of Benjamin Martin and James Ferguson, Eighteenth-Century Lecturers on Experimental Philosophy," ''Annals of Science'' 40, no. 5 (1983), 438.</ref><br /><br />
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In the 1740s, Martin began giving lectures and demonstrations in Bristol, Bath, and London, and in 1743, he published ''A Course of Lectures in Natural and Experimental Philosophy''.<ref>Millburn, "Martin, Benjamin."</ref> Three years later, in 1747, he expanded this work into the two-volume ''Philosophia Britannica'', which was expanded again into a three volume edition in 1759.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Although the text of ''Philosophia Britannica'' matched that of the ''Course of Lectures'', Martin added detailed footnotes, which themselves took up more space than the main text.<ref>David A. Goss, "Benjamin Martin (1704-1782) and his Writings on the Eye and Eyeglasses," ''HindishgT: Journal of Optometry History'' 41, no. 2 (April 2010): 46.</ref> Lectures included in the book included "Mechanics," "Hydraulics," "Of Winds and Sounds," "Of Light and Colours," "Optics," "Astronomy," and "The Use of Globes." In the 1750s, the book was included as part of the course of study at Princeton, where it was used as the natural philosophy textbook.<ref>Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, John De Witt, and John Howard Van Amringe, ''Universities and Their Sons: History, Influence and Characteristics of American Universities, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Alumni and Recipients of Honorary Degrees'' (Boston: R. Herndon Company, 1898), 1:466.</ref> In 1785, [[Thomas Jefferson]] sent copies of Martin’s ''Philosophical Grammar'' and ''Philosophia Britannica'', along with various other titles, to his nephew [[Peter Carr]].<ref>Thomas Jefferson, “The Letters of Thomas Jefferson: To Peter Carr, Paris, August 19, 1785,” ''The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy'', Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School, accessed October 9, 2014.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Martin’s Philosophia Britannica. 3.v. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson, [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. We do not have enough information to conclusively identify which edition Wythe owned. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 18, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Three-volume editions in octavo were published at London in 1759, 1771, and 1788." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014.) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the second (1712) edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:31 [no.3728].</ref> Because we do not know which edition Wythe owned, and because not all editions were available for purchase, the Wolf Law Library acquired a copy of the fourth (1788) edition.<br />
[[File:MartinPhilosophiaBritannica1788V2Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Inscription, front flyleaf, volume two.</center>]]<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary speckled calf with red morocco gilt-lettered title labels and gilt-decorated red and black morocco volume labels. Includes the armorial bookplate of Ellis Wade, M.A., Rector of Blaxhall on the front pastedown of each volume. Volume two includes the inscription "Given by Rev. Wade to E. J. Denton of St. John's College Cambridge" on the front free endpaper.<br /><br />
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View the record for this view in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/112168 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Philosophical Grammar|The Philosophical Grammar]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE: ''The Philosophical Grammar: Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy In Four Parts. Part I. Somatology, ... Part II. Cosmology, ... Part III. Aerology, ... Part IV. Geology, ... : The Whole Extracted from the Writings of the Greatest Naturalists of the Last and Present Age''}}<br />
===by Benjamin Martin===<br />
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}}Benjamin Martin (1704-1782), lexicographer, science lecturer, and scientific instrument maker was born into a farming family in Surrey and spent the early part of his life working the lands.<ref>John R. Millburn, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18175 Martin, Benjamin (bap. 1705, d. 1782)]," ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed November 21, 2013.</ref> Into his twenties, Martin started a school in Sussex where he taught a range of subjects, from writing to astronomy.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He even wrote inexpensive textbooks for students, including the fields of mathematics and what could be considered by modern-day standards as physics.<ref>John R. Millburn, "The London Evening Courses of Benjamin Martin and James Ferguson, Eighteenth-Century Lecturers on Experimental Philosophy," ''Annals of Science'' 40, no. 5 (1983), 438.</ref><br /><br />
[[File:MartinPhilosophicalGrammar1735PlateIVp118.jpg |left|thumb|250px|<center>Plate IV</center>]]<br />
Written in 1735, ''The Philosophical Grammar: Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy in Four Parts'' was Martin's first published work, and showed his dedication to providing an extensive scientific volume at an inexpensive price.<ref>Millburn, "Martin, Benjamin."</ref> Martin discusses numerous topics of natural philosophy including both terrestrial and cosmological subjects, and made the topics so as to be easily understood by students.<ref>Charles Platts, "[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Martin,_Benjamin_(DNB00) Martin, Benjamin]," ''Dictionary of National Biography'' 36, accessed through ''Wikisource'', November 21, 2013.</ref> The book underwent 6 reprints in a 40 year period, was translated into 3 other languages, and is considered to be his most successful publication.<ref>Millburn, "Martin, Benjamin."</ref><br /><br />
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Martin went on to publish a number of other works, and started delving into inventing and improving instruments such as microscopes and globes.<ref>Millburn, "The London Evening Courses of Benjamin Martin and James Ferguson," 439.</ref> He even became well known for the design and building of spectacles.<ref>Millburn, "Martin, Benjamin."</ref> Martin eventually shied away from his teacher role and took on a more adult-focused lecture career. He published a monthly magazine while continually inventing and opening a shop.<ref>Millburn, "The London Evening Courses of Benjamin Martin and James Ferguson," 439.</ref> Although he saw business success early on his his career, he unfortunately did not maintain the business acumen later in his life and declared bankruptcy a month before his death in 1782.<ref>Millburn, "Martin, Benjamin (bap. 1705, d. 1782)."</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Martin’s Philosophical grammar. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Octavo editions were published at London in 1735, 1738, 1748, 1753, 1755, 1762, 1769, and 1778." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the second London edition published in 1759 based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:30 [no.3726].</ref> The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the 1735 (first) edition.<br />
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Bound in full calf and rebacked in leather. Pages are white, bright, unmarked and unfoxed. The front pastedown has the bookplate of the Earl of Roden; the bookplate of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Chase is on the front fly-leaf. Purchased from Adams & Adams Booksellers.<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_hutton Charles Hutton] (1737-1823) was a British mathematician who wrote several influential works throughout his lifetime. At age seven, Hutton injured his right elbow in a street fight which resulted in a permanent disability that caused him to be deemed unfit for hard labor.<ref>Niccolò Guicciardini [http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/14300 “Hutton, Charles (1737–1823)”] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 3, 2013.</ref> As a result of his disability, Hutton was sent to school rather than the coal mine where his father worked as a supervisor.<ref>Ibid.</ref> After he received his education, Hutton acquired a teaching position that came available when one of his former teachers moved to another school.<ref>Ibid.</ref> His success as a teacher, combined with his substantial publications, quickly garnered him notice. He was appointed the chair of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, became foreign secretary of the Royal Society, and was awarded the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Edinburgh.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br /><br />
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Hutton published a wide variety of materials ranging from bridge construction to calculations on the density of the earth. ''Mathematical Tables'', with calculations of logarithmic and trigonometric functions, was heavily relied upon by engineers at the time.<ref>"Encyclopedia Britannica 1911’’ online, s.v. [http://www.theodora.com/encyclopedia/t/mathematical_table.html “Mathematical Table"], accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> <br />
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Hutton’s Mathematical tables. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Octavo editions with similar imprints were published at London in 1785 and 1794." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1785, first edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:18 [no.3697].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the first edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Observations on Reversionary Payments: on Schemes for Providing Annuities for Widows, and for Persons in Old Age; on the Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on the National Debt to Which are Added Four Essays on Different Subjects in the Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Political Arithmetick, also an Appendix''}}<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Price Richard Price] (1723-1791) was a well-known Welsh philosopher and preacher. He was also a well-respected writer who was most noted for his influential work in fields such as demography, philosophy, finance, and life insurance.<ref>D. O. Thomas, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/22761 Price, Richard (1723–1791)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed September 26, 2013.</ref> He was also an active participant in liberal causes such as the American and French Revolutions.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Price associated with many of America’s founding fathers and would often host such noted revolutionaries as [[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams John Adams], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine Thomas Paine] at his home.<ref>Jenny Graham, ''The Nation, the Law, and the King: Reform Politics in England, 1789-1799'' (Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2000), 1:131.</ref> Price rose to prominence in early 1776 when he published a pamphlet attacking the British treatment of the colonies.<ref>Jack P. Greene, ''A Companion to the American Revolution'' (Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 2000), 251.</ref> Many experts believe Price’s pamphlet had a role in the American colonies ultimately declaring their independence.<ref>Richard Price and Bernard Peach, "Preface," in ''Richard Price and the Ethical Foundations of the American Revolution: Selections from His Pamphlets, with Appendices'' (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1979), 9.</ref><br /><br />
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In 1766, or thereabouts, Price began working with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Equitable_Assurances Society for Equitable Assurances], which led to the publication in 1771 of ''Observations on Reversionary Payments''. In May 1770 Price presented to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society Royal Society] a paper on the proper method of calculating the values of contingent reversions. ''Observations on Reversionary Payments'' became a classic. In use for about a century, it provided the basis for financial calculations of insurance and benefit societies, of which many had recently been formed.<ref>J. D. Holland, "An Eighteenth-Century Pioneer Richard Price, D.D., F.R.S. (1723-1791)," ''Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London'' 23, no. 1 (1968): 47.</ref> <br />
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Price on annuities. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "One-volume octavo editions were published at London in 1772 and 1773; and Dublin in 1772, 1781, and 1784." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1772 edition published in London based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:12 [no.3688].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1722 edition published in London.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in original calf with gilt lettered black morocco spine label. The front pastedown includes the bookplate of High Legh Library with the French motto "Pour Dieu et pour Terre" (For God and Earth) pasted partially over an unsigned bookplate with a lion emblem. <br />
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*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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===by Sir Isaac Newton===<br />
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}}Sir Issac Newton (1642-1727) was a philosopher and mathematician. In 1661, Newton arrived in Cambridge to attend Trinity College. He entered as a sub-sizar where he performed menial tasks in order to stay enrolled and pay for his education. The ‘Quaestions quaedam’ launched Newton’s scientific career.<ref>Richard S. Westfall, [http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/20059 "Newton, Sir Isaac (1642–1727)"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><br /><br />
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Newton's manuscripts were originally made available to acolytes, who copied and translated them. However, his original theories were often mutilated. Changes in publishing practices of mathematics in the latter half of the seventeenth century compelled Newton to publish some of his works.<ref>Niccolo Guicciardini. "Issac Newton and the Publication of His Mathematical Manuscripts," ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Part A'' 35, no. 3 (2004): 455-470.</ref> However, he maintained a scribe and public lecture mentality, and most of his works did not go into print until after his death.<br /> <br />
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Based on lecture notes by Newton from the period 1673 to 1683, ''Arithmetica Universalis'' was first printed in Latin in Cambridge in 1707. In this work, Newton covers the essentials of algebra: notation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, extraction of roots, reduction of fractions, reduction of geometrical questions to equations, and resolution of equations. In addition, Newton extended Descartes' rule of signs to imaginary roots. He also formulated a rule to determine the number of imaginary roots of any equation.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Arithmetica Universalis Newtoni. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 13, 2013, </ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Octavo editions in Latin were published at Cambridge/London in 1707 and London in 1722." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 2nd London edition. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1722 edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary paneled calf, expertly rebacked with red morocco label. Purchased from Ted Steinbock.<br /><br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Young_Mathematician%27s_Guide&diff=43718Young Mathematician's Guide2015-09-14T21:25:49Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by John Ward===<br />
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Little is known about the personal life of John Ward (active 1698-1709) and some disagreement originally existed over which Ward &mdash; John or Seth (the astronomer, 1617–1689) &mdash; contributed to the study and teaching of algebra by writing ''The Young Mathematician's Guide''.<ref>Florian Cajori, [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=NfLwZmghZQ8C&printsec=frontcover ''The Teaching and History of Mathematics in the United States''] (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1890), 25.</ref> This title was used as a textbook at Harvard as early as 1726. During the colonial era, it also served as a basic mathematic text at Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth, as well as a reference work at the University of Pennsylvania. <ref>Ibid.</ref> The book has been described as "very deficient according to modern notions" yet with a "presentation of this subject ... superior to that in Dilworth's ''School-master's Assistant''. It is less obscure. Like all books of that time, it contains rules, but no reasoning. What seems strange to us is the fact that subjects of no value to the beginner, such as arithmetical and geometrical proportion ... etc., are given almost as much space and attention as common and decimal fractions."<ref>Ibid, 25-26.</ref> Nevertheless, the book was popular enough to be published in at least twelve editions in the author's lifetime.<ref>Ibid, 27.</ref><br />
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Ward’s Mathematics. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Numerous octavo editions were published, the first in 1707." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the London 3rd edition published in 1719. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the third edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary panelled calf, unlettered, red sprinkled edges. Contains portrait of Ward aged 58 in 1706, the year of first publication, engraved by M. Van de Guch with numerous woodcut diagrams in the text. Purchased from Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers.<br />
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Sterne Laurence Sterne (1713-1768)] was a writer and clergyman of the Church of England.<ref>Melvyn New, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26412 "Sterne, Laurence (1713–1768)" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 9, 2013.</ref> Sterne was the author of numerous works and sermons, including those found in this collection. Sterne spent nineteen years between 1740 and 1759 as a rural clergyman before beginning his best-known work, ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman''. After releasing the initial volumes of ''Tristram Shandy'', Sterne was “heralded as a second Rabelais, Cervantes, or Swift and was condemned, especially when his clerical profession was disclosed, as an immoral hypocrite.”<ref>Ibid.</ref> Despite this condemnation, the work was immensely popular during the eighteenth century. James Boswell, a contemporary of Sterne’s, wrote the following "Poetical Epistle":<br />
::::::::Who has not Tristram Shandy read?<br /><br />
:::Is any mortal so ill bred?<ref>''Sterne: the Critical Heritage'', ed. Alan B. Howes (London: Routledge and K. Paul, 1974), 82.</ref><br />
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Sterne’s work, particularly ''Tristram Shandy'', has had an enduring influence into the twenty-first century. “[E]ven in Sterne's own day&mdash;and in the following century, which responded to him, for the most part, negatively&mdash;Sterne could attract the best minds of each generation.<ref>”New, "Sterne, Laurence".</ref> ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'' includes ''Tristam Shandy'', ''A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'', sermons (including ''The Sermons of Mr. Yorick''), letters, ''A Fragment, in the Manner of Rabelais'', and ''The History of a Watch-Coat''.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Wythe cited ''The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy'' in his case report for [[Aylett v. Aylett]], "In Brookes abridgment, title administer, n. 47, in Swinburnes treatise of testaments, part 7, sect. 8 and in the life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, vol. 4, p. 195, we meet with the case stated in the note."<ref>George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery'' ed. B. B. Minor, 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 229.</ref> Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1782 edition of ''Tristam Shandy'', while noting that [[Thomas Jefferson]] owned, and sold to the Library of Congress, the ten-volume, 1780 edition of ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'' as well as other Sterne works.<ref>See E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:445-447 [no.4335-4336].</ref> The ''Works'' set includes ''Tristam Shandy''. We do not have enough information to determine if Wythe owned either ''Tristam Shandy'' or ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'', nor do we have any edition information to pinpoint the work or the year of publication. The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase the 1780 edition of ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'' based on Jefferson's set and on Wythe's seeming preference for sets of authors' works (such as [[Works of Alexander Pope|''The Works of Alexander Pope'']], [[Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|''The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]], and [[Works of Shakespeare|''The Works of Shakespeare'']]).<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Features gilt tooling to the spines. Each volume includes the bookplate of Buchanan Washbourn with the Latin motto "Purificatus non consumptus" (Purified, not consumed) on the front pastedown. Some volumes mislabeled: volume 2 labeled volume 8, volume 5 labeled volume 6, volumes 6-8 labeled volume 9, volume 2 and volume 7, respectively, volume 9 labeled volume 5. Purchased from Raptis Rare Books.<br /><br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3669679 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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|commontitle=Book of Common Prayer (Greek)<br />
|author=Church of England<br />
|trans=James Duport<br />
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|publoc=En tē Kantabrigia<br />
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}}[[File:PsaltērionTouDavid1664TitlePage.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Title page for ''Psaltērion tou David'', bound with ''Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs''.</center>]]The ''Book of Common Prayer'' is the liturgical book of the Anglican Church.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/128612/Book-of-Common-Prayer Book of Common Prayer]," accessed June 8, 2015.</ref> First compiled in 1549, after the English Reformation and the separation of the Anglican Church from the Catholic Church in Rome,<ref>"[http://www.pbs.org.uk/the-bcp/the-bcp-story The BCP Story]," ''The Prayer Book Society'', accessed June 8, 2015.</ref>, it was primarily the work of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cranmer Thomas Cranmer], Archbishop of Canterbury under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England Henry VIII].<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica Online'', s.v. "Book of Common Prayer."</ref> Within one volume, the ''Book of Common Prayer'' set out "the forms of service for daily and Sunday worship… morning prayer, evening prayer, the Litany, and Holy Communion ... the orders for baptism, confirmation, marriage, 'prayers to be said with the sick' and a funeral service."<ref>"The BCP Story."</ref><br/><br />
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The ''Book of Common Prayer'' was altered significantly in 1552 in order to align it more definitively with Protestant traditions. Further revisions were made in 1559, 1604, and 1662.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica Online'', s.v. "Book of Common Prayer."</ref> Later proposals to alter it were unsuccessful, and the version used today is substantially similar to that of 1662.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
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The influence of the ''Book of Common Prayer'' reaches beyond the Anglican Church: its prayers have been adapted by other Protestant denominations, and its marriage and burial rights are particularly well-known.<ref>"The BCP Story."</ref> It is the second most frequently cited book in the ''Oxford Dictionary of Quotations'', after the Bible.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Its influence on the English language is almost as great as that of the authorized King James version of the Bible and William Shakespeare’s works.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
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In 1665, James Duport, Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge, edited a verbatim Greek translation of the ''Book of Common Prayer'', intended primarily for use in college and universities.<ref>William Muss-Arnolt, "[http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Muss-Arnolt/part1A.htm Chapter V: Latin and Greek Translations, II]," in ''The Book of Common Prayer Among the Nations of the World'' (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1913).</ref> Duport (1606-1679) was a tutor at Trinity College for over thirty years, and was particularly known for taking on royalist students.<ref>Rosemary O'Day, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8301 Duport, James (1606-1679)]" in ''Oxford English Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed June 8, 2015.</ref> His other works included "a Homeric paraphrase of the book of Job," and ''Homeri Gnomologia'', a collection of Homeric aphorisms annotated with quotations from the Bible and other texts.<ref>Ibid.</ref> <br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
[[George Wythe]] ordered "Common prayer in greek" from John Norton & Sons in a [[Wythe to John Norton, 29 May 1772|letter]] dated May 29, 1772. Records indicate the order was fulfilled.<ref>Frances Norton Mason, ed., ''John Norton & Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia: Being the Papers from their Counting House for the Years 1750 to 1795'' (Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press, 1937), 242-243. The letter is endorsed "Virga. 29 May 1772 / George Wythe / Recd. 21 September / Goods Entd. pa. 163/ Ans. the March 1773."</ref> All four of the Wythe Collection sources (Goodwin's pamphlet<ref>Mary R. M. Goodwin, [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports\RR0216.xml ''The George Wythe House: Its Furniture and Furnishings''] (Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1958), LI.</ref>, [[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]], Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 7 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on August 11, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing) refer to Wythe's letter. Neither Goodwin nor Dean identify a specific work or edition. Both Brown and LibraryThing include a 1783 edition of ''Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs'' published in London. <br />
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[[Thomas Jefferson]] also listed "Liturgia Anglicana. Gr. 12mo." in his [[Jefferson Inventory|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]]. He inherited two copies from Wythe, giving one to his grandson, [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]] and keeping one for himself. Either may be the copy of ''Biblos tēs Dēmosias Euchēs'' that Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:113 [no.1508].</ref> Unfortunately, Jefferson's copy no longer exists to verify the edition or Wythe's prior ownership. Nevertheless, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1783 edition as listed by Brown and LibraryThing.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporaneous full brown polished levant with gilt double ruled frame and tooled corners. Four raised bands and gilt tooling to spine and outer gilt dentelles. Includes the inscription "E libris J. Bishop E Coll: Reg: Oxon:" on the title page. Bound with: ''Psaltērion tou David''. (En Kantabrigia: Etypothē par' Iōannou tou Fieldou, tou tēs Akadēmias typothetou, 1664).<br /> <br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/4017930 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Liturgia: Seu Liber Precum Communium]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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===by Jean-Zacharie Paradis de Raymondis===<br />
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}}Jean-Zacharie Paradis de Raymondis was a French moralist born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse] on February 8, 1746 to Philippe Paradis and Marguerite de Raymondis.<ref>Joseph Thomas, ''The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology'' (New York: Casimo Inc., 2010), 3:1738.</ref><ref>Jean-Zacharie Paradis de Raymondis, ''Traité élémentaire de morale et du Bonheur'' (Lyon: Chez J. M. Barret, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1784).</ref> Like his father, Jean-Zacharie held the position of lieutenant general at the Présidial of Bourg, a judicial tribunal that existed under the Ancien Régime.<ref>Ibid.</ref>He died in Lyon in 1800.<ref>Thomas, 1738.</ref><br />
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According to Paradis de Raymondis, ''Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur'' (''A Treatise on Morality and Happiness'') represents an attempt to reduce morality into a comprehensive guide for improving both personal and societal morality and happiness.<ref>Paradis de Raymondis, vii.</ref> The author claims that the ancients never thought to create such a text, and that although some of his contemporaries had proposed the project, he was the first to actually produce it.<ref>Ibid.</ref> <br />
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The author asserts that the hypotheses of metaphysical philosophy are “pure fruits of the imagination” and “ideas without objects” that are detached from human existence and thus unrelated to morality.<ref> Ibid., viii.</ref> Therefore, rather than focusing on abstract philosophical concepts, Paradis de Raymondis addresses what he calls “human morality”, or conduct that makes an individual happier and unites humanity<ref> Ibid., x.</ref> The treatise is comprised of 15 chapters which relate to various areas of life that Paradis de Raymondis contends can impact one’s well-being. These include health, comfort, liberty, tranquility, work, the study of science and reflection, passion, wealth, honor, pleasures, and government. <br />
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Paradis de Raymondis contends that although man is motivated to act in accordance with his own interests, the areas of life related to happiness are essentially social. Therefore the best way to increase happiness is to follow a moral code that recognizes that one’s interests are intertwined with those of others.<ref>Ibid.</ref> A contemporary writer and Enlightenment philosopher, [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Deleyre Alexandre Deleyre] reportedly remarked that de Raymondis's treatise was the greatest work written on the subject of happiness.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Morale et Bonheur. p.f." [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy of ''Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur'' to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on June 22, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates the 1784 edition published in Lyon. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1795 Paris edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:9-10 [no.1249].</ref><br />
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As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to find a copy of either edition of ''Traité Élémentaire de Morale et du Bonheur''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Thomas Jefferson Randolph's Books]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Platonis_Philosophi_Quae_Extant_Graece&diff=43710Platonis Philosophi Quae Extant Graece2015-09-14T21:13:20Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Plato===<br />
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}}Little is known of Greek philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato's] (429-347 B.C.E.) early years, but he was interested in politics in his youth, and studied rhetoric under Dionysius.<ref>George Boas, “Fact and Legend in the Biography of Plato,” ''The Philosophical Review'' 57, no. 5 (Duke University Press, 1948): 443-44.</ref> He became a disciple of Socrates, and most of Plato’s works are in the form of a dialogue, many of which feature Socrates questioning various philosophical doctrines.<ref>Richard Kraut, ed., ''The Cambridge Companion to Plato'', (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992): 3.</ref> Plato introduced the Western conception of philosophy as a method of thought that probes the boundaries of human senses and understanding of the world.<ref>Ibid, 1.</ref><br /><br />
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Plato’s philosophy centered on the doctrine that there are eternal forms that exist, such as “beauty” or “good,” which human senses cannot fully understand but strive to attain.<ref>Richard Kraut, Edward N. Zalta, ed., "Plato," ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' (Fall 2013).</ref> His works do not present a comprehensive system of thought, but instead stimulate discussion and present starting points on how one may question the world.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Plato believed that a philosopher should probe why he perceives the world the way he does, and should apply overarching contemplative ideas (his eternal “forms”) in the moral actions of man.<ref>Alcinous, “The Doctrines of Plato”, translated by George Burges in ''The Works of Plato: a new and literal version'' (London: 1865), VI: 241-43.</ref><br /><br />
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Plato developed this moral theory throughout his works. For example, in the ''Republic'' he explored how to attain happiness by living virtuously.<ref> Mary Margaret Mackenzie, “Plato’s Moral Theory,” ''Journal of Medical Ethics'' 11, no. 2 (BMJ, 1985):88, 90.</ref> He continuously criticizes social values and political institutions in works including ''Protagoras'', ''Gorgias'', ''Euthydemus'', proving his work is grounded in the practical sphere of human life as well as concerned with the soul.<ref>Richard Kraut, “Plato”.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Plato. Gr. Lat. 12.v 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1781-1787 edition of ''Platonis Philosophi'' based on the existence of that title and edition in Jefferson's library.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:33-34 [no.1311].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on April 21, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing concurs that ''Platonis Philosophi'' was the "probable" title in [[Wythe's Library]], but no specific edition is listed. One possible problem with the identification of the 1781-1787 edition ''Platonis Philosophi'' as the title in Jefferson's inventory is the fact that Jefferson lists "12.v." and this edition only has 11 volumes. However, many copies of this edition, including Jefferson's at the Library of Congress, appear to have been accompanied by ''Dialogorum Platonis Argumenta Exposita et Illustrata, a Diet'' (Tiedemann: Biponti, 1786) bound as volume 12. The Wolf Law Library followed Brown and purchased a copy of the 1781-1787 edition.<br />
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Bound in mottled calf with gilt lining on boards and gilt decoration to spines. Title labels inset on black morocco and copper engraved title vignettes. Each volume includes the armorial bookplate of Mathew Wilson with the Latin motto "Res non verba" (Actions speak louder than words) on the front pastedown and the armorial bookplate of Frances Mary Richardson Currer on the front free endpaper. Purchased from K Books Ltd.<br /><br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3669676 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena|Platonos Hapanta ta Sozomena = Platonis Opera Quae Extant Omnia]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=ngNEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books.]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Ant%C5%8Dninou_Liberalis_Metamorph%C5%8Dse%C5%8Dn_Synag%C5%8Dg%C4%93&diff=43708Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē2015-09-14T21:10:34Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Antōninou Liberalis===<br />
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|editor=Thomas Munckerus<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_Liberalis Antoninus Liberalis] was a relatively un-explored Greek writer who wrote a collection of Greek mythical narratives, most likely during the reign of Roman Emperor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonius_Pius Antoninus Pius] between 137 and 161 CE.<ref>John Davidson, “Antoninus Liberalis and the Story of Prokris,” ''Mnemosyne'', Fourth Series 50, fasc. 2 (Apr. 1997), 165.</ref> These Greek-language myths pertain mostly to metamorphoses, and are significant in comparison to other metamorphoses (such as those by Ovid) due to the “somewhat unusual twists” on the characters.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Most of Antoninus’s myths are short and somewhat repetitive and “monotonous” with a high frequency of bird metamorphoses and offended gods.<ref>Graham Anderson, reviewer. "''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis'' by Francis Celoria," ''The Classical Review'', New Series 43, no. 2 (1993), 423.</ref> However, his works are made unique with the explanation of obscure local legends. <ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
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This particular edition of ''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis'' was printed in the original Greek and translated into Latin in Amsterdam in 1676. In 1992, for the first time, his ''Metamorphoses'' were translated into English and commented on by Francis Celoria. <ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Antoninus. Gr. Lat. 12mo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise work and edition are unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February, 27, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing includes ''Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē'' by Antoninus Liberalis as the "probable" work, noting "Precise edition unknown." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> instead suggests the 1744 edition of ''Marci Antonini Imperatoris eorum quæ ad Seipsum Libri XII'' by Marcus Aurelis Antoninus based on a copy owned by Jefferson and sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:30 (no.1304).</ref> Brown notes "the title on the Wythe list is vague." In this case, the Wolf Law Library followed LibraryThing's recommendation in part because Jefferson listed the Wythe title as "Antoninus" while he recorded the title sold to the Library of Congress as "''Marci Antonini Commentarii ad Seipsum''". The difference suggests that Jefferson was recording two different authors. A second reason to support LibraryThing's conclusion is that Wythe seems to have been particularly interested in Greek literature. His library included a greater number of Greek literary works than historical texts. For these reasons, the Wolf Law Library purchased the 1676 edition of ''Antōninou Liberalis Metamorphōseōn Synagōgē'' when a copy became available.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary vellum with the gilt cypher of Hoorn on both boards. Title inscribed on spine in ink. Includes a Latin inscription of the front free endpaper and the bookplate of F. H. Fischer on the verso of the front free endpaper.<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Rerum_Scoticarum_Historia&diff=43702Rerum Scoticarum Historia2015-09-14T21:06:23Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by George Buchanan===<br />
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}}[[File:BuchananRerumScotiacarumHistoria1643InitialCapital.jpg|left|thumb|350px|<center>Headpiece, first page of text, volume one.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Buchanan George Buchanan] (1506-1582) was a noted Scottish humanist, historian, and poet.<ref>''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', s.v. "[http://www.credoreference.com/entry/columency/buchanan_george Buchanan, George]," accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> He was educated at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews St. Andrews University] and in Paris. Buchanan's career was characteristically humanistic: that of teacher, tutor for children of nobility, translator, and poet. While a Latin teacher in Paris, his attacks on the Franciscans landed him in jail for heresy. He later escaped and taught in various locations around Europe, where he translated Latin and wrote original dramas.<ref>''Britannica Concise Encyclopedia'', s.v. "[http://www.credoreference.com/entry/ebconcise/buchanan_george Buchanan, George]," accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> By 1562, Buchanan had returned to Scotland and gained a place in the court of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots Queen Mary].<ref>D. M. Abbott, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/3837 Buchanan, George (1506–1582)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> His place at the Scottish court continued after Mary's abdication and imprisonment, and Buchanan served for some time as one of the tutors to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I King James].<ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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Buchanan’s "most substantial work",<ref>Ibid.</ref> ''Rerum Scoticarum Historia'', is a monumental but unreliable history of Scotland, completed shortly before his death.<ref>''Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', s.v. "[http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambbd/buchanan_george Buchanan, George]," accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> It was immediately translated into other European languages, and for at least two centuries it remained the primary source of Scottish history for most foreigners.<ref>''Dictionary of National Biography'', s.v. "Buchanan, George (1506-1582)" (New York: Macmillan and Co., 1886), 192.</ref> "Its different parts are of unequal merit ... [t]he first of its twenty books contain the best portions, a description of the physical characteristics of the country, and an erudite collection of passages from Greek and Latin writers relating to Britain."<ref>Ibid.</ref> Perhaps of more interest to eighteenth century colonials, "[t]he doctrine that underlay Buchanan's political theory was ... fundamental to his historical writings. He stated that the source of power was the people, that the king must accept limitations upon the authority committed to him, and that it was lawful to resist and punish tyrants."<ref>Abbott, "Buchanan, George."</ref> <br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Wythe referred to Buchanan's ''History'' in a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1786|letter to Jefferson]] from 1786. The title is also listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Buchanani historia Scotiae. 8vo.'' [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. Numerous octavo editions were published beginning in 1643. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much without choosing an edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1727 edition in part based on the existence of that edition in Jefferson's library.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:190-191 [no.434].</ref> The Wolf Law Library found a copy of the first octavo edition (1643) and purchased it.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Fully bound in contemporary white sheepskin with hand-painted lettering on spine, including volume number. The cover is stitched to leaves using small leather strips across the front and back of the spine. Purchased from Sequitur Books.<br /> <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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===by Gaius Velleius Paterculus===<br />
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}}[[File:CVelleiiPaterculiHistoriaeRomanae1730Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece.</center>]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Velleius_Paterculus Gaius Velleius Paterculus'] was born c. 20 B.C.E. He began his career as a military tribune around the turn of the millennium, later becoming praefectus equitum (commander of auxiliary cavalry), and spent 4-12 C.E. serving under the future emperor Tiberius in Germany, Pannonia, and Dalmatia.<ref>A. J. Woodman, "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801074.001.0001/acref-9780192801074-e-548 Velleius Paterculus,]" ''Who’s Who in the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), accessed October 10, 2014.</ref> In 6 C.E., he returned to Rome and was elected quaestor (financial administrator). After the death of Augustus in 14 C.E., Velleius and his brother were designated candidati Caesaris (candidates of Caesar) for the praetorship (patrician magistrate).<ref>Ibid.</ref> Beyond this time, historians know nothing of Velleius, apart from the publication of ''Historiae Romanae'' around 30 C.E.<br />
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''Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium cos. Libri Duo'' begins with Greek mythology and chronicles Roman history. Esteemed historian Lord Macaulay said of it: "I hardly know any historical work of which the scale is so small and the subject so extensive."<ref>George O. Trevelyan, ''Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay'' (Lemmermann & Company, 1876), 304.</ref> Almost all of Book I is lost. Book II begins with the razing of Carthage in 146 B.C.E., an event which Velleius saw as a turning point in Roman history. He discusses the careers of Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Tiberius at length.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Velleius Paterculus. Delph. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1730 Delphini edition published in London while [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 3, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing simply states "Precise edition unknown." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the edition published in London in 1730.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary panelled calf and recased retaining the original gilt-ruled and decorated backstrip. <br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/4018148 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Valerii_Maximi_Dictorum_Factorumque_Memorabilium&diff=43698Valerii Maximi Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium2015-09-14T21:04:01Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Valerius Maximus===<br />
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}}Historians know very little about the life of early first century writer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerius_Maximus Valerius Maximus] (active during the Reign of Emperor Tiberius 14 C.E. – 37 C.E.) except that he was the friend of Sextus Pompeius and may have accompanied Pompeius on his governorship to Asia.<ref>''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', s. v. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-3052 Valē'rius Maximus]" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), accessed October 10, 2014.</ref> <br />
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Valerius published ''Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Libri IX'' (Nine Books of Memorable Deeds and Sayings) around 31 C.E. This compilation of contemporary conventional wisdom is divided as follows: Book I, religion, omens, prophecies; Book II, social customs; Books III-VI, virtuous conduct; Books VII–VIII, a varied group including good fortune, military strategy, law suits, eloquence, and others; Book IX, evil conduct. <br />
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Valerius dedicated ''Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium Libri IX'' to the reigning emperor, Tiberius, and consistently flatters him throughout. He drew upon other writers, including Cicero, Livy, and Varro to create a "turgid and bombastic style."<ref>''Who’s Who in the Roman World'', s.v. "[http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/routwwromwor/valerius_maximus_1st_century_ad/0 Valerius Maximus (1st Century Ad)]" (London: Routledge, 2001), accessed October 10, 2014.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
[[File:DictorumFactorumqueMemorabilium1690Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|300px|<center>Inscription, front pastedown.</center>]]<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Valerius Maximus. 12mo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> suggests either the 1673 London edition, a 24mo. edition, or the 1602 edition published in Geneva. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 3, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing simply states "Precise edition unknown." Since the edition Wythe owned cannot be determined, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of a 1690 edition published in Amsterdam.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary calf with three raised bands, gilt filigree compartments, and black morocco label. Front pastedown inscribed "Roelandi a Bentham1699." <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=C._Suetonii_Tranquilli_Opera_Omnia_Quae_Extant&diff=43696C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera Omnia Quae Extant2015-09-14T21:03:11Z<p>Ammorris01: /* See also */</p>
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===by Suetonius===<br />
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}}Little is known about the private life of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suetonius Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus] (c. 69–after 122 CE) beyond his birth into an equestrian (upper-middle class) family and being the son of a military tribune. By around 97 CE, Suetonius had formed a friendship with the lawyer and author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Younger Pliny the Younger], and had established a reputation in Rome as an author and scholar. Pliny’s patronage proved important to his rise in fame and power. During the reigns of emperors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan Trajan] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian Hadrian], Suetonius “held three important posts in the imperial administration: literary adviser, librarian, correspondence secretary.”<ref>John Roberts, ed., "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-2103 Suētōnius]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> In 121 or 122 CE, Suetonius lost his job under Hadrian, and therefore his unrestricted access to the imperial archives, for some form of personal indiscretion – rumored to involve the empress. There is no personal information about him after this time.<ref>M.C. Howatson, ed., "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-2823 Suetō'nius]" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref><br/><br />
[[File:CSuetoniiTranquilliOperaOmnia1718Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|350px|<center>Headpiece, first page of text.</center>]]<br />
Though his writing interests were varied, Suetonius is best known as a biographer – or even more specifically, as an imperial biographer. His ''On Famous Men'' is a collection of biographies of well-known and educated Roman men organized into categories of their work. This collection is now incomplete, but originally may have contained as many as 100 biographies. The sections on grammaticians and rhetoricians, as well as other sections and fragments were preserved through other authors’ works. Besides [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Nepos Cornelius Nepos], Suetonius is the earliest Roman biographer whose work has survived.<ref>Roberts, “Suētōnius."</ref> Suetonius’ ''Lives of the Caesars'' cover [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar] and the first eleven emperors: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus Augustus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius Tiberius], Gaius ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula Caligula]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius Claudius], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero Nero], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galba Galba], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho Otho], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitellius Vitellius], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian Vespasian], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus Titus], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian Domitian]. These biographies follow a certain thematic pattern, beginning with the ancestry and early life, then imperial successes and personal characteristics. In most of the biographies, the individual’s death concludes the ''Life'', though in some there is a description of the appearance. The length, use of quotations, and thorough nature of the first two biographies, on Julius Caesar and Augustus, indicate that Suetonius was interested in the changing government and that he had only completed those two biographies before he was dismissed by Hadrian and no longer had access to the imperial archives.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
<br/>This particular edition is “All the Remaining Works of Suetonius” including both ''On Famous Men'' and ''Lives of the Caesars''.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Suetonius. Delph. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. Both the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing list the 1718 edition published in London. The Wolf Law Library followed their recommendations and purchased the edition known as the "[http://www.spamula.net/col/archives/2006/05/on_the_editions_1.html Delphini]" edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in recent half marron morocco over marbled boards, black morocco label on gilt-decorated spine. Title page has early owner's name eradicated. <br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=C._Suetonii_Tranquilli_Opera_Omnia_Quae_Extant&diff=43694C. Suetonii Tranquilli Opera Omnia Quae Extant2015-09-14T21:02:38Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Suetonius===<br />
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}}Little is known about the private life of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suetonius Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus] (c. 69–after 122 CE) beyond his birth into an equestrian (upper-middle class) family and being the son of a military tribune. By around 97 CE, Suetonius had formed a friendship with the lawyer and author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Younger Pliny the Younger], and had established a reputation in Rome as an author and scholar. Pliny’s patronage proved important to his rise in fame and power. During the reigns of emperors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan Trajan] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian Hadrian], Suetonius “held three important posts in the imperial administration: literary adviser, librarian, correspondence secretary.”<ref>John Roberts, ed., "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-2103 Suētōnius]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> In 121 or 122 CE, Suetonius lost his job under Hadrian, and therefore his unrestricted access to the imperial archives, for some form of personal indiscretion – rumored to involve the empress. There is no personal information about him after this time.<ref>M.C. Howatson, ed., "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-2823 Suetō'nius]" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref><br/><br />
[[File:CSuetoniiTranquilliOperaOmnia1718Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|350px|<center>Headpiece, first page of text.</center>]]<br />
Though his writing interests were varied, Suetonius is best known as a biographer – or even more specifically, as an imperial biographer. His ''On Famous Men'' is a collection of biographies of well-known and educated Roman men organized into categories of their work. This collection is now incomplete, but originally may have contained as many as 100 biographies. The sections on grammaticians and rhetoricians, as well as other sections and fragments were preserved through other authors’ works. Besides [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Nepos Cornelius Nepos], Suetonius is the earliest Roman biographer whose work has survived.<ref>Roberts, “Suētōnius."</ref> Suetonius’ ''Lives of the Caesars'' cover [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar] and the first eleven emperors: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus Augustus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius Tiberius], Gaius ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula Caligula]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius Claudius], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero Nero], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galba Galba], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho Otho], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitellius Vitellius], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian Vespasian], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus Titus], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian Domitian]. These biographies follow a certain thematic pattern, beginning with the ancestry and early life, then imperial successes and personal characteristics. In most of the biographies, the individual’s death concludes the ''Life'', though in some there is a description of the appearance. The length, use of quotations, and thorough nature of the first two biographies, on Julius Caesar and Augustus, indicate that Suetonius was interested in the changing government and that he had only completed those two biographies before he was dismissed by Hadrian and no longer had access to the imperial archives.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
<br/>This particular edition is “All the Remaining Works of Suetonius” including both ''On Famous Men'' and ''Lives of the Caesars''.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Suetonius. Delph. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. Both the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on February 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing list the 1718 edition published in London. The Wolf Law Library followed their recommendations and purchased the edition known as the "[http://www.spamula.net/col/archives/2006/05/on_the_editions_1.html Delphini]" edition.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in recent half marron morocco over marbled boards, black morocco label on gilt-decorated spine. Title page has early owner's name eradicated. <br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3621019 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=C._Cornelii_Taciti_Opera,_Quae_Exstant&diff=43692C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant2015-09-14T21:00:06Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant: J. Lipsii, Rhennani, Ursini ... & Selectis Aliorum Commentariis Illustrata''}}<br />
===by Cornelius Tacitus===<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus (Publius) Cornelius Tacitus] was born in Roman-governed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Gaul Gaul] around 56 CE. His senatorial career progressed quickly, helped along, no doubt, by his marriage in 77 CE to the daughter of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaeus_Julius_Agricola Iulius Agricola], the Roman general and seven-year governor of Britain. <br /><br />
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Tacitus’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricola_%28book%29 first work], published in 98 CE, was a biography and funerary tribute to his father-in-law, assuring his surviving widow and daughter that Agricola would “live on” through the work.<ref>John Roberts, ed., "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-2128 Tacitus]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> Shortly following this was his ethnographical monograph ''Germania''. Tacitus’s most famous work is his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histories_%28Tacitus%29 ''Histories''], which contained twelve or fourteen books covering the period of 69-96 CE. Unlike other historians of his time, Tacitus wanted to entertain his readers with vivid and emotional stories. Consequently, his facts often were confusing or absent from the work. As none of his sources survive to this day, Tacitus’s works can be viewed as entirely his own. His poetic writing style, highlighted by his extensive use of metaphor, elevated his writing to a level beyond historical prose. However, it must, as with all other ancient histories, be taken with a grain of salt as to historical accuracy due to the common convention of elaboration or pure invention to “make his narrative more colourful and exciting.”<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
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''C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, Quae Exstant'' contains the extant works of Tacitus in two volumes. It was published in Amsterdam in 1672-73. The main focus of the first volume is Tacitus’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annals_%28Tacitus%29 ''Annals''], though it also includes excerpts from incomplete books of the ''Annals''. The second volume contains Tacitus’s “The Death of Nero and the Beginning of Galba”, “On the death of Nero, The Histories” Books 1-5, “A Pamphlet on the Situation, Behavior, and People of Germany,” “The Life of Julius Agricola,” “Dialogues” and the Index.<br />
[[File:TacitusCCorneliiTacitiOpera1672HalfTitle.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Half-title, volume one.</center>]]<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Tacitus. Varior. 2.v. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on February 20, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without further identifying an edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1672 edition published in Amsterdam based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:37-38 [no.80].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1672 edition edited by Joannes and Jacob Gronovius.<br />
[[File:TacitusCCorneliiTacitiOpera1672V2Inscription.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper, volume two.</center>]]<br />
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary vellum over boards with a hand-lettered spine. Signatures of "C. Brodribb, 1949," and "Richard M. C-B Green, Magdalen College, Oxford, 1967" on the front free endpaper of volume one. Richard Green also signed volume two on the front free endpaper. Both volumes include the bookplates of "Collegii Sti Augustini" (St. Augustine College, Canterbury) on the front pastedown. Purchased from Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts.<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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Read volume one of this book in [http://books.google.com/books?id=5uIrAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books].<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Appianou_Alexandre%C5%8Ds_R%C5%8Dmaika&diff=43690Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaika2015-09-14T20:58:14Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Appian of Alexandria===<br />
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}}[[File:AppianusAlexandriniRomanarum1670v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Half-title, volume one.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appian Appian] (c. AD 95–c. AD 165) was a Greek historian from Alexandria. He became a Roman citizen and moved to Rome after the Jewish uprising in Alexandria of 116-117CE. After working as an advocate (somewhat like a modern-day attorney), Appian’s friendships and connections helped him work his way up to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procurator_%28Roman%29 procurator] position under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_Pius Emperor Antoninus Pius.] This high-ranking position gave him the financial resources and freedom to work on his Roman History. <ref>"[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-180 Appian]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br /><br />
<br />As a history of Rome, Appian’s work covers a significant span of centuries prior to his birth. Consequently, he had to use other sources in order to get appropriate material. It is argued by some scholars that Appian used general knowledge, memory and notes, and direct sources in order to compile his history. At points, it seems to be an unusual mixture of valid data (likely taken from previous authors) and errors (Appian’s attempts to analyze historical events and significance). Despite these difficulties, it is very significant for covering the period of the Roman Civil Wars (133-35 BCE). None of the original sources about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_of_the_Roman_Republic Roman Civil Wars], which Appian used for this portion of his ''History'', survive fully to this date, so his recounting is crucial.<ref>Gregory S. Bucher, “The Origins, Program, and Composition of Appian’s Roman History,” ''Transactions of the American Philological Association'' 130 (2000): 412.</ref> <br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Appianus. variorum. 2.v. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1670 edition published in Amsterdam based on copies owned by Jefferson (he sold one of these to the Library of Congress<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:36 [no.78].</ref>; his grandson, Francis Eppes sold the other in 1873). [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the 1670 Amsterdam edition.<br />
[[File:AppianusAlexandriniRomanarum1670v2Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Half-title, volume two.</center>]]<br />
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in full contemporary vellum with raised bands and lozenges on covers. Purchased from Richard Smith.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3696707 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Cornelii_Nepotis_Excellentium_Imperatorum_Vitae_et_Editione_Oxoniensi_Fideliter_Expressae&diff=43688Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae et Editione Oxoniensi Fideliter Expressae2015-09-14T20:56:29Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Cornelius Nepos===<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Nepos Cornelius Nepos] (c. 110 – 24 BCE) is the earliest extant Latin biographer. He was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisalpine_Gaul Cisalpine Gaul], on the Roman side of the Alps. By 65 BCE, he had moved to Rome and established himself in the literary circles of the time. His work ''On Famous Men'' grouped and chronicled the lives of about 400 men, both Roman and non-Roman, who he recognized as significant and important men. The only surviving remains of ''On Famous Men, are “On Eminent Foreign Generals” and, from his section on Roman Historians, writings on the lives of Porcius Cato and Atticus.<ref>John Roberts, ed. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-1497 Nēpos, Cornēlius]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br/><br />
<br/>In the latter half of the twentieth century, Nepos was largely discounted as a sub-par researcher and writer due to his basic linguistic structures and error-ridden historical accounts.<ref>Molly M. Pryzwansky, “Cornelius Nepos: Key Issues and Critical Approaches,” ''The Classical Journal'' 105, no 2 (Dec. 2009): 97.</ref> According to one historian, “the accidents of survival and Nepos’ [sic] primacy as the first extant Latin biographer are what make him worthy of study. The biographer’s methods, themes, philosophies and political views are secondary to his position on the generic timeline and are not inherently interesting in themselves.”<ref>Ibid., 98.</ref> In more recent years, however, ancient historians and biographers have been looked upon in a kinder light with an emphasis on the moral tone and purpose of the author:<br />
<blockquote>A biography’s historicity, moreover, is often subordinated to its moral agenda. Thus, a biographer might deliberately employ a flexible chronology or prefer anecdotal evidence to harder, grander “facts” and deeds in order to underscore some of his subject’s traits, such as loyalty, generosity, restraint—or the lack thereof.<ref>Ibid., 100.</ref></blockquote><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Cornelius Nepos. 12mo. Foul.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Duodecimo editions were published by Foulis in 1742 and 1749." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1742 edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:33-34 [no.71].</ref> The Wolf Law Library found a copy of the 1749 Foulis edition and purchased it.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in full brown calf with gilt border to front and rear boards. Spine has four raised bands with gilt decoration and a red morocco label with gilt lettering. Purchased from Schooner Books, Ltd.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3623421 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum|Cornelii Nepotis Excellentium Imperatorum: cum Versione Anglica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, Quantum Fieri Potuit, Redditur]]''<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=C._Julii_Caesaris_Quae_Exstant&diff=43686C. Julii Caesaris Quae Exstant2015-09-14T20:55:00Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Julius Caesar===<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Gaius Iulius Caesar] (100 BCE-44 BCE) was born into one of the highest social, yet relatively politically unimportant, families of Rome. Throughout his life, Caesar married daughters of high-ranking men in order to gain political and social power. He was a successful military general and a convincing (albeit not always successful) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attic_Greek Attic] orator who used bribes, threats and a multitude of friendships and connections to exact revenge and to rise up the ranks of the politically powerful in Rome. Given control by the Senate of three large regions of what would be Europe, Caesar started, and finished, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_Wars major war] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaul Gaul] that vastly increased his influence over the Roman people while simultaneously solidifying his enemies’ positions against him. To escape conviction and exile, Caesar “crossed the Rubicon” in 49BCE with his army and invaded Italy, starting a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%27s_Civil_War civil war] that spread throughout the Roman Empire. After his victory, Caesar enjoyed a variety of high political positions from 49 to 45 BCE before finally naming himself [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator_perpetuo ''dictator perpetuo''] (perpetual dictator) in 44BCE. On the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March “Ides of March,”] 15 March 44 BCE, Caesar was assassinated in a widespread conspiracy to take him out of power. Caesar adopted his great-nephew [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus Octavian], who would become the first Roman “emperor” Augustus, posthumously through his will.<ref>"[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-1173 Iūlius Caesar]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br /> <br />
<br />This 1719 compilation of Julius Caesar’s works includes his most famous war commentaries in the original Latin: ''De Bello Gallico'', ''De Bello Civili'', ''De Bello Alexandrino'', ''De Bello Africano'', and ''De Bello Hispaniensi''. Caesar relates his role and memories from these wars in Gaul, the Roman Empire (Civil War), Greece, Africa, and Spain, respectively. Also included are fragments of Caesar’s histories (in progress at his death), fragments from letters he wrote and received, and an index, ''Index Vocabulorum Omnium'', of all the vocabulary used in the works.<br />
[[File:CJuliiCaesarisQuaeExstant1719Map.jpg|left|thumb|300px|<center>Map of Roman Empire.</center>]]<br />
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Caesar Delphini. 8vo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this adding "Several octavo editions were published, the first in 1693." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the London third edition published in 1719 based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:28-29 [no.59].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the third edition edited by Joannes Godvinus.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in octavo calf, covers blind tooled. Spine features five raised bands with gilt compartments and spine label. Book edges are sprinkled red and brown. The front pastedown includes an armorial bookplate with the name removed. Purchased from Abbey Antiquarian Books.<br />
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*''[[Caii Julii Caesaris et A. Hirtii de Rebus a Caesare Gestis Commentarii]]''<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=T._Livii_Patavini_Historiarum_Liber_I._et_Selecta_Capita&diff=43684T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita2015-09-14T20:53:47Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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|author=Livy<br />
|editor=Joannes Fredericus Gronovius<br />
|publoc=Amstelodami<br />
|publisher=Apud D. Elzevirium<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livy Titus Livius] (59 BCE–17 CE) was a Roman historian from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua Patavium], the wealthiest town in northern Italy. His original work ''Books from the Foundation of the City'' covered Roman history from the founding to 9 BCE in 142 books. Only 35 of those books still survive today, yet they show that Livy wrote as an orator rather than a historian. He had an embellished style and made few references besides those to literary sources.<ref>John Roberts, ed. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-1297 Livy]," in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> His embellishments and additions create an atmosphere which makes the reader a part of the specific topic’s experience. “His aim was to chronicle the rise of Rome to mastery first of Italy, then of the rest of the Mediterranean world, and to highlight the virtues which produced this result and enabled Rome to defeat Hannibal.”<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
[[File:TitiLiviiHistoriarumQuodExtat1678Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|350px|<center>Headpiece, first page of text.</center>]]''Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat'' contains, in the original Latin, the still existing portions of Livy's historical work. <br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Livius. p. f.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much and suggests no specific edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1678 Amsterdam edition based on a copy of this edition owned by Jefferson (but not sold to the Library of Congress). The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased the 1678 Elzevir edition edited by J.F. Gronovius.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in dark green Jansenist morocco with gilt edges. Purchased from Hundersdorff Rare Books.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3639068 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Histori%C5%8Dn_ta_S%C5%8Dzomena&diff=43680Historiōn ta Sōzomena2015-09-14T20:51:40Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Polybius===<br />
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|author=Polybius<br />
|trans=Issac Casaubon<br />
|editor=Jacobus Gronovius<br />
|lang=Greek and Latin<br />
|publoc=Amstelodami<br />
|publisher=Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesberge, & Johannis van Someren<br />
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}}[[File:PolybiusHistorionTaSozomena1670v3HalfTitle.jpg |left|thumb|250px|<center>Half-title, volume three.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius Polybius] (c. 200 BCE–c. 118 BCE) was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia Arcadia], a region of Greece, around 200 BCE to a member of the Achaean confederacy ruling Greece. He became ''hipparchos'' (cavalry commander) of the confederacy in 169, but this victory was short-lived when he was included in a group of one thousand prominent Achaeans deported to Rome in 168. This “political purge” followed the Roman conquest of Macedonia, and resulted in Polybius being kept in Italy for sixteen years without a trial.<ref>M.C. Howatson, ed. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-2447 Poly'bius]" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> Polybius befriended and mentored powerful Roman general and politician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipio_Aemilianus Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus] and was consequently allowed to stay in Rome, interspersed with various political and military trips to Spain and Carthage.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Corinth_%28146_BC%29 Roman sack of Corinth] in 146 BCE, Polybius “helped to usher in the Roman settlement of Greece.”<ref>John Roberts, ed. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-1767 Polybius]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br/> <br />
<br/>Polybius is unique for being the only Hellenistic historian for whom a substantial amount of his works survives. Though all of his minor works are gone, the first five books of his ''Histories'' remain in their entirety, and many excerpts and quotations from the remainder of the forty books are preserved by other writers. In his introduction, Polybius states that his purpose in writing the ''Histories'' was to “describe and explain Rome’s rise to world dominion” in just under 53 years.<ref>Ibid.</ref> His belief that the perfection of the Roman constitution, “an even blend of monarchical, aristocratic, and democratic elements as he saw it” was responsible for the greatness of Rome had long-term impacts on influential Romans and historians.<ref>Howatson, "Poly'bius."</ref> Written in Greek, his history was primarily intended for Greeks, though also included were upper-class Romans who knew Greek. Aiming to be useful to his contemporaries, Polybius took a political approach to his history, explaining and analyzing wars and politics while avoiding emotional or cultural factors. Polybius was one of the first historians to attribute a role in Rome’s success to Fortune. Although he steers clear of giving divinities credit, but emphasizes Rome’s success being a result of her own merits.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/><br />
<br/>This particular edition is a Latin translation of what remains of Polybius’s ''Histories''.<br />
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed twice in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Polybius. Gr. Lat. 3.v. 8vo.'' [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave one copy to [[John Wayles Eppes]] and the other to [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. Jefferson had sent at least one of these copies to Wythe from Paris.<ref>See [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787]], page 5.</ref> Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> includes the 1763-64 edition of Polybius published in Leipzig based on an edition Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:25 [no.51].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown." Because we do not know which edition Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1670 Amsterdam edition when a copy became available.<br />
[[File:PolybiusHistorionTaSozomena1670v5Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|350px|<center>Headpiece, first page of text, volume five.</center>]]<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in later full calf, uniformly bound, with raised bands and spines in six panels. Has morocco title label to second panel, contrasting morocco volume label to third, and remaining panels with gilt central lozenge and volute corner pieces. Gilt rolled border to covers with all edged marbled and blue endpapers. Purchased from Temple Rare Books. <br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea|Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta Sōzomenea = Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri qui Supersunt]]''<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Q._Curtii_Rufi_Historiarum_Alexandri_Magni&diff=43678Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni2015-09-14T20:50:43Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Quintus Curtius Rufus===<br />
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Because the first two books of the ten book ''Historia Alexandri Magni'' are lost, little is known about its author, Quintus Curtius Rufus. No introductory biographical information of the author survives within the text.<ref> Albert Brian Bosworth, "Curtius Rufus, Quintus," in ''Who’s Who in the Classical World'', ed. Simon Hornblower and Tony Spawforth (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), .</ref> Large gaps also exist in the remaining eight books, which cover the life of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great Alexander the Great] from 333 BC until his death and its aftermath in 323 BC.<br /><br />
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The author may have been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Curtius_Rufus Curtius Rufus], a politician born at the end of the first century, BC, who served as a senator, suffect consul, and eventually proconsul of Africa, where he died in the late 50s. Some scholars suggest that Historia Alexandri Magni was written by a rhetorician named Quintus Curtius Rufus, or that the author was a relative of one or both of these men. Just as the identity of the author is uncertain, the time period in which he wrote is a source of debate. ''Historia Alexandri Magni'' was probably written during the time of Claudius (41-54 AD) or Vespasian (69-79), though proposed dates for its composition have ranged from the time of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) to the fourth century AD.<br /><br />
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''Historia Alexandri Magni'' is "the only known Latin historiographical monograph" on Alexander the Great. Each book consists of a series of episodes that emphasize larger themes of kingship, power, and fortune. Though readers in the Middle Ages admired Historia for its style and moral tone, twentieth century classicists have criticized the author’s style and methodology. Some consider his characterization of Alexander inconsistent, alternately portraying him "as a good man corrupted by success and fortune," and "as a man who was vicious by nature." Others have accused the author of being a careless and sensational writer, and labeled Historia a work of historical fiction. Most recently, however, his reputation as a serious historiographer has been rehabilitated.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Quintus Curtius varior. 8vo." [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on July 31, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this without suggesting a particular edition. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists a 1673 edition published in Amsterdam based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:13 [no.27].</ref> Because we do not know the precise edition Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available version published in Amsterdam in 1658.<br />
[[File:QCurtiiRufiHistoriaAlexandriMagni1658Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Signature, front fly-leaf.</center>]]<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in period vellum with yapped edges, faint manuscript title to head of spine. Engraved title page colored by a contemporary hand. Signed "Henricus Gurphaas, van Eyck Anno 1701, ??? kal. Octobris" on front free endpaper. Front flyleaf inscribed " undio Wilhelm Christianides, vetus Sujus possessor, Mitto tibi navem, prora puppiq carentem deficiente pecu deficit omne nia, furtum ablatum est restituendum." Rear free endpaper inscribed "Symbolum, veritas primitur, non tamen opprimitur, Mitto tibi navem, prora puppiq carentem."<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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|publoc=Londini<br />
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}}[[File:DionysiouHalikarnasseosPeriSyntheseos1728Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_of_Halicarnassus Dionysius of Halicarnassus] (60 BCE–7 BCE) was a Greek historian and an instructor in the art of rhetoric. Dionysius moved to Rome in 30 BCE and spent twenty-two years studying the Latin language and preparing materials for his history.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/164249/Dionysius-of-Halicarnassus Dionysius of Halicarnassus]," accessed November 7, 2013.</ref> In addition to dedicating time to his own studies, he also gave lessons in rhetoric.<ref>Ibid.</ref> ''Rhōmaïke Archaiologia'' (''Roman Antiquities'') consisted of twenty carefully researched books<ref>William Smith and Charles Anthon, "Dionysius of Halicarnassus" in ''A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology, and Geography, Partly Based Upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', rev. ed. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851), 6.</ref> and is considered to be one of the most valuable sources of early Roman history. <ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s.v. "Dionysius of Halicarnassus."</ref> Even though some critics consider Dionysius to be a mediocre historian, many agree that he was an exceptional literary critic who was proficient at examining an author’s style and historical context.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In addition to authoring his extensive history of Rome, Dionysius also wrote essays on a variety of topics. This work, “Peri syntheseos onomaton,” is the only surviving ancient discussion of word order.<ref>Ibid.</ref> <br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Dionysius Halicarnasseus.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1615 Hanover edition of ''Dionysii Halicarnassei Scripta qvæ extant Omnia'' based on one of the copies Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:23-24 [no.48].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Precise work/edition unknown." Unable to verify a specific title or edition, the Wolf Law Library purchased ''Dionysiou Halikarnasseōs Peri Syntheseōs Onomatōn'' when a copy became available.<br />
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}}==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary full roan with red morocco label on gilt-decorated spine. Includes the armorial bookplate of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Durell Dav. Durrell], A.M. Coll. Pemb." with the motto "Dos est magna parentum virtus" (The virtue of parents is a great dowry" (Horace)) on the front pastedown. A second motto is written on the printed bookplate in Arabic: "لا فخر بالمال والنسب بل فخر بالعلم والأدب" (Nobleness is not in wealth and lineage, rather nobleness is in knowledge and culture). The rear pastedown includes the inscription "Prosperum felix sellus virtus appellatur." Purchased from Rulon-Miller Books.<br /><br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3726827 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
[[File:DionysiouHalikarnasseosPeriSyntheseos1728InscriptionRPD.jpg|center|thumb|250px|<center>Inscription, rear pastedown.</center>]]<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Justini_Histori%C3%A6_Philippic%C3%A6&diff=43674Justini Historiæ Philippicæ2015-09-14T20:44:18Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by Marcus Junianus Justinus===<br />
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|author=Marcus Junianus Justinus<br />
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|publisher=Apud Henricum Wetstenium. & Trajecti ad Rhenum apud Guillelmum van de Water.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Justin. 12mo." [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise work and edition owned by Wythe are unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on July 31, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing lists ''D. Justiniani Institutionum libri quatuor'' &mdash; a version of the ''Institutes'' of Justinian &mdash; and indicates the edition is unknown. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> includes instead a 1672 edition of ''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ'' published in Amsterdam based on a copy owned by Jefferson. The Wolf Law Library agreed with Brown's choice of Justinus for this entry in Jefferson's inventory. Wythe owned a wide selection of classical authors and, logically, he would have owned a copy of ''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ''. Also, Wythe owned other copies of Justinian's ''Institutes'' which Thomas Jefferson inherited, including ''[[Four Books of Justinian's Institutions|D. Justiniani Institutionum libri quatuor]]''. Jefferson listed that title in his inventory as "[H]arris’s Justinian. 4to.", spelling out Justinian completely. He also gave Wythe's Roman law books to [[James Dinsmore]] while the majority of Wythe's classical histories went to Thomas Jefferson Randolph. <br />
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Because we do not know which edition of ''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ'' Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available version published in Amsterdam in 1694.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary full sprinkled calf, decorative gilt spine with five raised bands and black label.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/Record/4132256 William & Mary's online catalog].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Ancient History]]<br />
[[Category:Thomas Jefferson Randolph's Books]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Archaeologia_Graeca&diff=43672Archaeologia Graeca2015-09-14T20:43:07Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Archæologia Græca: or, The Antiquities of Greece''}}<br />
===by John Potter===<br />
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|shorttitle=Archæologia Græca<br />
|vol=volume one<br />
|author=John Potter<br />
|edition=Fifth<br />
|publoc=London<br />
|publisher=Printed for J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. and B. Sprint, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, R. Robinson, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborne, T. Longman, W. Mears, and A. Ward<br />
|year=1728<br />
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Potter_(bishop) John Potter] (1673/4-1747), born in Yorkshire, England, was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College,_Oxford University College at Oxford]. His years in Oxford led him to join the Church of England and abandon the Presbyterian faith of his father, which caused a complete breach with his family. 1694 saw Potter's election as Yorkshire fellow of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_College,_Oxford Lincoln College]; he remained in that position until 1706.<ref>Rebecca Louise Warner, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/22612 Potter, John (1673/4–1747)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 24, 2013.</ref> During his time at Lincoln College, around the age of twenty-four, Potter became a rector. Further clerical positions followed: deacon, ordained priest, chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Oxford bishop of Oxford]. In 1737, he was appointed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury archbishop of Canterbury], a position he held until his death ten years later.<ref>''Encyclopedia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/93055/archbishop-of-Canterbury archbishop of Canterbury]," accessed October 18, 2013.</ref><br /><br />
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Potter published several works on the rights of the church in which he opposed contemporary efforts at reform. In addition to these, Potter, skilled in Greek and very interested in classical history, enjoyed a noted reputation for his historical works on ancient Greece such as ''Archæologia Græca''. Originally published in 1697 and 1698, ''Archæologia Græca'' has been praised thus, "The warm eulogies of Gronovius attest the merit of this celebrated work. Potter ... had of course availed himself of the writings of Meursius, but he has also contributed to supersede them."<ref>Henry Hallam, ''Introduction to the Literature of Europe from the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries'', 4th ed. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1854), 3:254.</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Potter’s antiquities. 2.v. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the seventh edition published in London in 1751 based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:19-20 [no.40].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Numerous two-volume editions in octavo were published, the first in 1706." Because we do not know the actual edition owned by Wythe, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the fifth London edition (1728).<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
[[File:PotterArchaeologiaGraeca1728V1Chap1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|<center>First page of text, volume one.</center>]]<br />
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Bound in contemporary tooled, paneled calf with red calf spine labels. Contains a dollop of impressed red sealing wax with the letter "E" on each front pastedown. Volume two includes the armorial bookplate of Edward Wilberforce Unwin on the front pastedown below the wax. Volume one initialled "J. U." on the first page of text. Purchased from Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/83695 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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Read volume one in [http://books.google.com/books?id=sFUPAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books].<br /><br />
Read volume two in [http://books.google.com/books?id=v1UPAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books].<br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Travels_of_Anacharsis_the_Younger_in_Greece&diff=43670Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece2015-09-14T20:40:15Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by J.J. Barthélemy===<br />
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|shorttitle=Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece<br />
|vol=volume three<br />
|author=J.J. Barthélemy<br />
|trans=William Beaumont<br />
|publoc=London<br />
|publisher=G.G. and J. Robinson<br />
|year=1796<br />
|lang=English<br />
|set=5<br />
|desc=8vo (22 cm.)<br />
|shelf=B-3<br />
}}[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsisV5Map.jpg|left|thumb|300px|<center>Map of Phocis and Doris, volume five.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Jacques_Barthelemy Jean-Jacques Barthélemy] (1716-1795) was a French writer who was especially interested in the classics and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatics numismatics]<ref>Louis Delamarre, "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02312d.htm Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]" in ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907), accessed October 18, 2013.</ref>&mdash;the study or collection of coins, paper money, and currency in general.<ref>August Loehr, "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11152a.htm Numismatics]" in ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907), accessed October 18, 2013.</ref> Barthélemy worked as the Keeper of the Royal Collection of Metals, and continued his post during the French Revolution.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/54312/Jean-Jacques-Barthelemy Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]," accessed October 18, 2013.</ref> Barthelemy's most famous work is ''Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le Milieu du Quatrième Siècle avant l’ère Vulgaire'' (''Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece''), first published in 1788. The four volumes tell the story of a young Scythian man, a descendant of the philosopher in the title, who tours Greece and writes about the customs and idiosyncrasies of each place he visits.<ref>Ibid.</ref> It is considered a cultural view of Greek civilization, rather than a strict recitation of facts.<ref>Ibid.</ref> "Recent archaeological discoveries have shown some of the statements to be erroneous, but on the whole the book remains a very successful attempt to diffuse a correct knowledge of Greek manners and customs."<ref>Louis Delamarre, "Jean-Jacques Barthélemy."</ref> Barthélemy's signature work was reprinted multiple times, and in several English translations beginning in 1790.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Anacharsis. Eng. 5.v. 8vo. Eng." [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise edition owned by Wythe is unknown. English, octavo editions were published in London in 1796 and Dublin in 1795. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates the London edition as the "[p]robable edition." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1795 Dublin edition based on the existence of a copy of that edition at the University of Virginia with the inscription "T. J. Randolph, Monticello, June 3<sup>d</sup> 1809, Friday 3<sup>d</sup>, Edgehill" on the front fly-leaf. This copy also has Thomas Mann Randolph's signature on the front boards of volumes one and two. It has no bookplate or signature definitively linking it to Wythe. Because we do not know the precise edition Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available copy of the 1796 London edition.<br />
[[File:BarthelemyTravelsOfAnacharsis1796v1Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|180px|<center>Latin inscription, front flyleaf, volume one.</center>]] <br />
[[File:BarthelemyTravelOfAnacharsis1796V5Illustration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration with the plan of the Temple of Thesues and views of the Parthenon.</center>]]<br />
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in contemporary, full speckled calf with raised bands and gilt rules to spine. Features gilt lettering on red morocco title labels and black volume labels. Includes a Latin inscription to Daniel Keith on the front flyleaf of volume one. Purchased from Antiquariat Galerie Joy.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3679303 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
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[[Category:EDITED]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Diod%C5%8Drou_tou_Sikeli%C5%8Dtou_Biblioth%C4%93k%C4%93s_Historik%C4%93s_ta_S%C5%8Dzomena&diff=43668Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena2015-09-14T20:38:48Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena = Diodori Siculi Bibliothecae Historicae Libri qui Supersunt''}}<br />
===by Siculus Diodorus===<br />
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|shorttitle=Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena<br />
|author=Siculus Diodorus<br />
|lang=Greek and Latin in parallel columns<br />
|publoc=Amstelodami<br />
|publisher=Sumptibus Jacobi Wetstenii<br />
|year=1746<br />
|set=2<br />
|desc=Folio (41 cm.)<br />
|shelf=N-5<br />
}}[[File:DiodoriSiculiBibliothecaeHistoricaeLibri1746v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diodorus_Siculus Diodorus] was born in Sicily in the first century BCE, which led to his moniker “Siculus” (of Sicily). He likely began researching his history around 60 BCE when he visited Egypt, yet he traveled to Rome around 56 BCE and stayed there to finish the books. Diodorus knew Latin and had access to many materials while in Rome. He had great respect for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar], a rising political figure at the time, yet nothing indicates that Diodorus himself had any connection with key Roman players.<ref>"[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-710 Diodōrus]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br/><br />
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The Greek historian wrote a series of forty books, commonly called ''The Library'' about Greece, Sicily and Rome from mythological times to 60BCE. Though some of the books are fully preserved, there are many which remain only in fragments. Diodorus used a variety of sources which sometimes makes his writing confusing, as he uncritically compiled his history of events and stories. However, it is of vital importance for its use, and therefore preservation, of sources.<ref>"[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-1045 Diodō'rus Si'culus]" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref><br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Diodorus Siculus. 2.v. fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1746 edition published in Amersterdam based on a Jefferson copy now owned by the University of Virginia. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the edition published in Amsterdam in 1746.<br />
[[File:DiodoriSiculiBibliothecaeHistoricaeLibri1746v2Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration, volume one.</center>]]<br />
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in sprinkled halfcalf with title labels in leather on backs. Purchased from Lynge & Son.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3639070 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
</div><br />
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[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]<br />
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<div>Books on the [[Jefferson Inventory]] which were given to [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]] by [[Thomas Jefferson]].</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=H%C4%93rodotou_Halikarn%C4%93ss%C4%93os_Histori%C5%8Dn_Logoi_9_Epigraphomenoi_Mousai&diff=43664Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai2015-09-14T20:33:43Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX Musarum Nominibus Inscripti''}}<br />
===by Herodotus===<br />
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|shorttitle=Hērodotou Halikarnēssēos Historiōn Logoi 9 Epigraphomenoi Mousai <br />
|author=Herodotus<br />
|editor=Lodewijk Caspar Valckenaer, with notes of Petrus Wesseling<br />
|lang=Greek and Latin in parallel columns<br />
|publoc=Amstelodami<br />
|publisher=Sumptibus Petri Schoutenii<br />
|year=1763<br />
|pages=26], 868, 177, [69] <br />
|desc=Folio (43 cm.)<br />
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}}[[File:HerodotusHerodotiHalicarnasseiHistoriarum1763HalfTitle.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Half-title.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus Herodotus] (c. 484 BCE–425 BCE) was the first Greek historian, and perhaps the first true historian to commit history to writing. Born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halicarnassus Halicarnassus], an Ancient Greek city in present-day Turkey on the Aegean Sea, Herodotus wrote during the third quarter of the fifth century BCE. He, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides Thucydides] following him shortly after, embraced the systematic approach of true ''historia'', meaning inquiry, observation and research of events and people. Though his methods were still in the early untested stages which would be greatly improved upon by more modern historians, Herodotus began a crucial intellectual endeavor for which Ancient Greece became known.<ref>G.E.M. De Ste. Croix, “Herodotus,” ''Greece & Rome'' Second Series 24, no. 2 (Oct. 1977): 130-31.</ref><br/><br />
<br/>Now considered one of the foundational books of history, Herodotus’s ''Histories'', or ''The History'', was originally criticized and discounted by his peers. His anthropological approach to history was much less desired than more political works. Analyzing the importance of culture in key historical events, Herodotus’s work fell to the wayside behind the “sharper but narrower political historiography of Thucydides.” <ref>Carl E. Schorske, “History and the Study of Culture,” ''New Literary History'' 21, no. 2 (Winter 1990): 409.</ref><br />
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Herodotus Gronovii. Gr. Lat. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1763 edition published in Amersterdam while [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the edition published in Amsterdam in 1763.<br />
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Bound in full period leather binding with new spine in speckled calf. Red morocco label with gilt lettering on spine. All edges stained red. Contains the bookplate of Thomas S. McClelland on the front pastedown and that of Beloit College Library on the front free endpaper. Purchased from Rose's Books. <br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*''[[Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia|Hē tou Hērodotou Halikarnasseōs Historia = Herodoti Halicarnassensis Historia]]''<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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===by Alexander Pope===<br />
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}}[[File:PopeWorks1751v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pope Alexander Pope] (1688-1744) is a poet famous for his moral satires and mock epics, as well as his use of the heroic couplet.<ref>Howard Erskine-Hill, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22526 “Pope, Alexander (1688–1744)”], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed October 3, 2013. Unless otherwise noted, all biographical details are from this source.</ref> Pope’s professional opportunities were limited because of his Catholic faith and poor health throughout his life.<ref>“Alexander Pope (1688-1744),” ''Luminarium'', excerpted from ''Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.'', XXII (Cambridge University Press, 1910), 87.</ref><br/><br />
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Pope's first major poem was the ''Pastorals'' (1705), which began his foray into pastoral poetry. He explored the intellectual and emotional reach of poetry within formal composition rules, satirizing the poet’s dedication to these rules in his famous poem ''An Essay on Criticism'' (1711). In 1712 Pope started to write mock epic poetry with the ''Rape of the Lock'', which he followed with a famous verse translation of Homer’s [http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/Illiad ''Iliad''] that took six years to complete.<br/><br />
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During the 1720s, Pope published multiple versions of a mock heroic the ''Dunciads'', cementing his reputation as a satirist.<ref> Maynard Mack and Duncan Robinson, “The World of Alexander Pope,” ''The Yale University Library Gazette'', 62, No. 3/4 (Yale University, 1988), 108.</ref> However, his poem ''An Essay on Man'' (1734-35) marked a move away from satire back to the poetic essay.<ref>Ibid, 111.</ref> He continued to write poetic epistles, as well as the ''Books of Horace'', until his death in 1744.<ref>Ibid, 117-120.</ref><br/><br />
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''The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete'' was published in 1751, and became the primary edition of Pope’s works.<ref>Ibid, 135.</ref><br />
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Pope’s works. 9.v. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph|Martha]]. The precise edition of the set owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 18, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much, adding "Numerous nine-volume editions in octavo were published, the first at London in 1751." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the first edition (1750-1751) published in London, and this was the edition purchased by the Wolf Law Library.<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in nineteenth century hard-grained morocco, spines and edges gilt, with silk markers in each volume. Ownership inscription in each volume of J. Barnard; bookplates of Charles and Mary Lacaita on each front pastedown. Purchased from Christopher Edwards.<br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3734638 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
[[File:PopeWorks1751v2Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume two.</center>]]<br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Works_of_Shakespeare&diff=43658Works of Shakespeare2015-09-14T20:24:21Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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===by William Shakespeare===<br />
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}}[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_shakespeare William Shakespeare] (1564-1616) is widely considered the foremost writer in the English language.<ref>Peter Holland, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25200 “Shakespeare, William (1564–1616)”], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed October 7, 2013. Unless otherwise noted, all biographical details are from this source.</ref> Shakespeare was an actor who begun to write plays sometime between 1585 and 1592.<ref>Holland, “Shakespeare, William."</ref> He began his career as a playwright with English histories such as ''Henry VI'', comedies such as ''The Taming of the Shrew'', and tragedies such as ''Titus Andronicus''.<ref> S. Schoenbaum, “William Shakespeare, Gentleman,” ''The Wilson Quarterly'', 3, No. 1 (1979), p. 184.</ref> His first published work was the poem ''Venus and Adonis'' (1593).<br/><br />
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In the mid-1590s, he wrote ''Love’s Labour’s Lost'', ''Richard II'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', and ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream''. He continued to write prolifically during the late 1590s and early 1600s. In 1606 Shakespeare wrote ''King Lear'' and ''Macbeth'', which were both influenced by contemporary politics. By 1609, about half of Shakespeare’s plays had been printed. Shakespeare continued to write plays until 1613, three years before his death.<br/><br />
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Shakespeare is known for his exploration of human nature. As Samuel Johnson states in his famous [http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/Editors/JohnsonPreface.htm “Preface to the Works of Shakespeare”], "His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. . . .Shakespeare has no heroes; his scenes are occupied only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he himself should have spoken and acted on the same occasion."<ref>Samuel Johnson, “Preface,” ''The Plays of William Shakespeare'', accessed through Shakespeare’s Editors (Palomar 2009), vii and xii.</ref><br /><br />
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''The Works of Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes'' was published in 1740 during a time when Shakespeare was enormously popular in England. In addition to his plays, it includes multiple elegies written about Shakespeare, his will, and biographical documents that provide a background of his life.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Shakespeare by Theobald. the first 6.v. 12mo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his granddaughters, [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead|Ann]] and [[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge|Ellen Randolph]]. The precise edition of the incomplete set inherited by Jefferson is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 18, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much, adding "Duodecimo editions were published in seven volumes at Dublin in 1739; in eight volumes at London in 1740, 1752, 1757, 1762, 1767, and 1773; and in twelve volumes at London in 1772." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the first edition, seven volume set published in London in 1733. The Wolf Law Library found a copy of the London second edition (1740) eight volume set and purchased it for the [[George Wythe Collection]].<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Eight volumes bound in contemporary full calf with raised bands, red title labels and gilt decoration to spines. Purchased from Wadard Books. <br />
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View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3689486 William & Mary's online catalog.]<br />
[[File:ShakespeareWorks1740Illustration.jpg|center|thumb|450px|<center>Headpiece from ''The Tempest'', volume one.</center>]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Plays of William Shakespeare|The Plays of William Shakespeare]]''<br />
*''[[Shakespeare's Works|Works]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Ellen Randolph's Books]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Dramatick_Works_of_John_Dryden&diff=43656Dramatick Works of John Dryden2015-09-14T20:23:17Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dryden John Dryden] (1631-1700) was an influential and innovative poet, critic, playwright, and translator.<ref> Paul Hammond, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8108 “Dryden, John (1631–1700),”] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed September 24, 2013. Unless otherwise noted, all biographical details are from this source.</ref> Dryden began his career as a poet, influenced by his love of Greek and Roman poetry, and later established his profession in theater. Dryden stopped writing plays for the stage with the outbreak of the plague in London in 1665, but continued to write other types of work. His works show his belief in divine providence, and his interest in fanciful adaptations of classic works, including those of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare Shakespeare] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton Milton], and political satire supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England King Charles II]. <br />
[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|200px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]]<br />
In the 1660s-1670s, Dryden’s work became dominated by the heroic drama and critical essays. He fiercely praised the use of “dramatick” rhyme and language in his plays.<ref> Samuel Johnson “The Life of Dryden," ''Lives of the English Poets'', ed. G.B.Hill (Clarendon Press, 1905), as transcribed by [http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/dryden.html Jack Lynch].</ref> In 1680 he contracted with a bookseller, a turning point in his career when he began translating Greek and Roman classics.<ref> Tina Skouen, “The Vocal Wit of John Dryden,” ''Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric'', 24, No. 4 (University of California Press, 2006), p. 373.</ref><br/><br />
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In 1685, Dryden converted to Catholicism, and his works evolved from his modern and secular tone to become dominated by religious devotion.<ref> Felicity Rosslyn, "Dryden: Poet or Translator?" ''Translation & Literature'' 10, no. 1: 21 (Academic Search Complete, 2001), pp. 24-25.</ref> Dryden published his three-year project translating all the works of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil Virgil] in 1697 while suffering from brain cancer.<br />
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==<br />
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Dryden’s works. 6.v. 12mo." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his granddaughters, [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead|Ann]] and [[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge|Ellen Randolph]]. The precise edition of the set owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on November 18, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much, adding "Six-volume editions in duodecimo were published at London in 1717, 1725, 1735, and 1762-63." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1762-1763 edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:538 [no.4543].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the 1762-1763 edition.<br />
[[File:DrydenDramatickWorks1762v4Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|200px|<center>Frontispiece, volume four.</center>]]<br />
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==<br />
Bound in half brown calf with marbled boards and endpapers, spines have raised bands with 2 dark brown labels lettered in gilt. Gilt decoration on the remainder of the spine and all edges gilt. Purchased from Gibson Galleries. <br />
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*[[George Wythe Room]]<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
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[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Iliad_of_Homer&diff=43654Iliad of Homer2015-09-14T20:21:09Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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*''[[Homeri Ilias]]''<br />
*''[[Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn|Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis Autas Scholia, ē Exēgēsis, tōn Palaiōn = Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in Easdem Scholia, sive Interpretatio, Veterum]]''<br />
*''[[Homerou Iliados|Tēs tou Homērou Iliados]]''<br />
*''[[Homērou Odysseia]]''<br />
*''[[Homerou Odysseias|Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias]]''<br />
*''[[Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion|Ilias kai eis Auten Scholia ton Palaion = Homeri Ilias et Veterum in eam Scholia, quae Vulgo Appellantur Didymi]]''<br />
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Odyssey of Homer|The Odyssey of Homer]]''<br />
*''[[Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus|Incerti Scriptoris Graeci Fabulae Aliquot Homericae de Ulixis Erroribus, Ethice Explicatae]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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[[Category:Greek Literature]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]</div>Ammorris01http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Shakespeare%27s_Works&diff=43652Shakespeare's Works2015-09-14T20:18:32Z<p>Ammorris01: </p>
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*[[Jefferson Inventory]]<br />
*''[[Plays of William Shakespeare|The Plays of William Shakespeare]]''<br />
*''[[Works of Shakespeare|The Works of Shakespeare]]''<br />
*[[Wythe's Library]]<br />
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