Jules César & Nicolas Perrot - Les Commentaires de César - 1678

Good edition of this superb work that brings together the principal accounts attributed to Julius Caesar -

The work gathers Caesar's accounts of the Gallic War and the Civil War, fundamental texts of Latin historiography, in which the author presents himself both as strategist, politician, and narrator, offering a direct vision of the military campaigns and the building of his power -

Perrot's translation and commentary aim to make these texts accessible to cultivated French-speaking readers, highlighting their historical, rhetorical, and moral value, and situating them within the humanist tradition of reading the classics -

This volume illustrates the French reception of Caesar in the Grand Siècle, where his work was regarded both as a model of Latin prose, a manual of military strategy, and a political testimony on conquest and power -

Jules César & Nicolas Perrot - Caesar's Commentaries - 1678 - At the Palace, By the Society -
384 Pages

Good condition of the binding, the volume in its full granulated calfskin binding, showing signs of wear, headcaps and joints worn, corners blunt, speckled edges, spine with raised bands and ornate, gilded titling, gilded coats of arms at the center of the covers.

Good interior condition, foxing, pretty decorative borders, a beautiful initial, this work enriched with a folding plate engraved in intaglio and a superb vignette on the title page -

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