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Total number of records: 113

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Polybius25
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Rollin, Charles (1661-1741)10
Schweighauser, Johann9
Schweighauser, Johann (1742-1830)9
Aeneas Tacticus7
Gronovius, Jacobus (1645-1716)7
Casaubon, Isaac (1559-1614)7
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Miscellany notebook on classical subjects, with some additions by Anthony Higgin

c.1600

Contains: (1) f.4: Scilua variarum lectionum a Reuerendo Patre Bernardino Castorio...collecta et anno Domini 1579 Pridie Nonas octobris inchoata, followed by notes on the life and times of Aristotle, ...

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Miscellany notebook on philosophical subjects, compiled possibly by William Birch the younger

Birch, William

c.1590

Contains: (1) Summaries of Aristotle's 'Posterior analytics' and 'Ethics'; (2) Notes on Clichtoverus, 'De voluntaria'; T. Bricot, 'in 2o libro Physicorum Aristotelis'; 'Liber Gocle: R.' (i.e. R. Gocle...

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Flores historiarum per Matthæum Westmonasteriensem collecti: præcipue de rebus Britannicis: ab exordio mundi usque ad... MCCCVII. Et Chronicon ex chronicis, ab initio mundi usque ad ... MCXVIII. deductum: auctore Florentio Wigorniensi monacho. Cui accessit continuatio usque ad ... MCMLI. per quendam eiusdem cœnobii eruditum. Subiectis in calce operis index rerum satis locuples

Paris, Matthew (1200-1259); Florence of Worcester (1118); Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)

1601

The text covering the period to 1259 is based on Paris's Chronica majora; the text covering the period 1259-1307 was partly compiled and partly composed by various writers at St. Albans and Westminste...

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The history of Herodotus (v.1)

Herodotus; Littlebury, Isaac

1737

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The history of Herodotus (v.2)

Herodotus; Littlebury, Isaac

1737

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Histoire de Polybe (v.1)

Polybius; Thuillier, Vincent (1685-1736); Folard, Jean-Charles chevalier (1669-1752)

1727-30

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Histoire de Polybe (v.2)

Polybius; Thuillier, Vincent (1685-1736); Folard, Jean-Charles chevalier (1669-1752)

1727-30

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Histoire de Polybe (v.3)

Polybius; Thuillier, Vincent (1685-1736); Folard, Jean-Charles chevalier (1669-1752)

1727-30

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Histoire de Polybe (v.4)

Polybius; Thuillier, Vincent (1685-1736); Folard, Jean-Charles chevalier (1669-1752)

1727-30

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Histoire de Polybe (v.5)

Polybius; Thuillier, Vincent (1685-1736); Folard, Jean-Charles chevalier (1669-1752)

1727-30

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Histoire de Polybe (v.6)

Polybius; Thuillier, Vincent (1685-1736); Folard, Jean-Charles chevalier (1669-1752)

1727-30

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Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historiōn ta sōizomena = Polybii Lycortae f. Megalopolitani Historiarum libri qui supersunt (v.1)

Polybius; Polybius; Polybius; Gronovius, Jacobus (1645-1716); Casaubon, Isaac (1559-1614); Orsini, Fulvio (1529-1600); Valois, Henry de (1603-1676); Le Paulmier de Grentesmesnil, Jacques (1587-1670); Aeneas Tacticus

1670

Vols. 1 and 2 have added engraved title-pages. Pagination of v. 1-2 continuous. Title-pages vary. Latin and Greek in parallel columns. Casaubon's commentaries mentioned on the title-page were ...

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