Difference between revisions of "Spartan Lessons"
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| − | }}[[File:TyrtaeusSpartanLessons1759Illustration.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration | + | }}[[File:TyrtaeusSpartanLessons1759Illustration.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrtaeus Tyrtaeus] (685-668 BCE) was a Greek elegiac poet, probably born in Sparta. His war songs inspired the Spartans during the second Messenian War (650-630 B.C.E.)<ref>''Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', s.v. [http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambbd/tyrtaeus "Tyrtaeus"], accessed September 27, 2013.</ref> and are examples of early Spartan militarism.<ref>''The Hutchinson Encyclopedia'', s.v. [http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconhe/tyrtaeus_lived_7th_century_bc "Tyrtaeus (lived 7th century BC)"], accessed September 27, 2013.</ref> The name Tyrtaeus has been given to many martial poets who have encouraged their countrymen to deeds of arms and victory.<ref>''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'', s.v. [http://www.credoreference.com/entry/brewerphrase/tyrtaeus "Tyrtaeus"], accessed September 27, 2013, .</ref> |
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| − | Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Tyrtaeus. Gr. Lat. 4to. Foul.'' This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. Both [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 and 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 Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file.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> list | + | Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Tyrtaeus. Gr. Lat. 4to. Foul.'' This was one of the titles kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. According to Philip Gaskell, the Foulis Press published one volume of Tyrtaeus, ''Spartan Lessons'', in 1759.<ref>Philip Gaskell, ''A Bibliography of The Foulis Press'', 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire, England : St Paul's Bibliographies, 1986), 233-234.</ref> Both [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 and 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> list this work. Millicent Sowerby also included it in ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'',<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ""Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:8 [no.4397].</ref> however, Jefferson's copy no longer exists. The Wolf Law Library acquired a copy of ''Spartan Lessons'' for the [[George Wythe Collection]]. |
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| − | Includes marbled endpapers and pencil inscription "1579" on title page. | + | Bound in green quarter-calf with marbled boards. Spine features raised bands and gilt lettering. Includes marbled endpapers and pencil inscription "1579" on title page. |
View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3475207 William & Mary's online catalog.] | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3475207 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
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Revision as of 12:09, 21 February 2014
by Tyrtaeus
| Spartan Lessons | |
 Title page from Spartan Lessons, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Tyrtaeus |
| Published | Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis |
| Date | 1759 |
| Edition | First Foulis edition |
| Language | Greek text, followed by English commentary and Latin translation |
| Pages | xxvii, 30 |
| Desc. | 4to (20 cm.) |
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Tyrtaeus. Gr. Lat. 4to. Foul. This was one of the titles kept by Thomas Jefferson and later sold to the Library of Congress in 1815. According to Philip Gaskell, the Foulis Press published one volume of Tyrtaeus, Spartan Lessons, in 1759.[4] Both George Wythe's Library[5] on LibraryThing and the Brown Bibliography[6] list this work. Millicent Sowerby also included it in Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,[7] however, Jefferson's copy no longer exists. The Wolf Law Library acquired a copy of Spartan Lessons for the George Wythe Collection.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in green quarter-calf with marbled boards. Spine features raised bands and gilt lettering. Includes marbled endpapers and pencil inscription "1579" on title page.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- ↑ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, s.v. "Tyrtaeus", accessed September 27, 2013.
- ↑ The Hutchinson Encyclopedia, s.v. "Tyrtaeus (lived 7th century BC)", accessed September 27, 2013.
- ↑ Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, s.v. "Tyrtaeus", accessed September 27, 2013, .
- ↑ Philip Gaskell, A Bibliography of The Foulis Press, 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire, England : St Paul's Bibliographies, 1986), 233-234.
- ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe" accessed on February 20, 2014.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ E. Millicent Sowerby, ""Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:8 [no.4397].
