BOOK, Tacitus, with commentaries, three imprints 1541-42.

P. Cornelii Taciti [...] Annalium libri sedecim. [With:] In Cornelii Taciti Annalium Libros. Aemylii Ferretti [...] annotationculae. [With:] In P. Cornelium Tacitum annotationes. Beati Rhenani, Alciati, ac Beroaldi.

Lyon, Seb. Gryphus, 1541 & 1542. 8vo. 16 x 10,4 cm. 52; + 710 (recte 714) + [26]; + 364 pp. With 5 occurrences of Gryphius’ woodcut device.

Contemporary vellum, manuscript title to flat spine, some slight wear and light staining, occasional annotations in ink including pointing hands, damage with slight paper loss to lower outer corner of front flyleaf and first title.

The Annals by Roman historian and senator Tacitus is a history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Nero (AD 14–68). They are an important source for modern understanding of the history of the Roman Empire. Modern scholars believe that as a Roman senator, Tacitus had access to Acta Senatus - the Roman senate's records - which provided a solid basis for his work.

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