Justini Historiæ Philippicæ
by Marcus Junianus Justinus
| Justini Historiæ Philippicæ | |
 Title page from Justini Historiæ Philippicæ, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Marcus Junianus Justinus |
| Published | Amsterodami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium. & Trajecti ad Rhenum apud Guillelmum van de Water. |
| Date | 1694 |
| Edition | Editio accuratissima |
| Language | Latin |
| Pages | [26], 378, [130] |
| Desc. | Duodecimo ( cm.) |
| Location | Shelf J-4 |
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
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. George Wythe's Library[1] on LibraryThing lists D. Justiniani Institutionum libri quatuor — a version of the Institutes of Justinian — and indicates the edition is unknown. The Brown Bibliography[2] 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 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.
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.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in contemporary full sprinkled calf, decorative gilt spine with five raised bands and black label.
Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
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References
- ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on July 31, 2015.
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. 2014) Microsoft Word file.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.
