Jules César - Les Commentaires de César - 1678
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Jules César’s Les Commentaires de César, a 665‑page illustrated French edition bound in full leather (cuir) and published by SN as a reissue with 1678 as the oldest item, detailing the Gaul and civil wars with strategic, political, and military narration.
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Rare illustrated edition in which the author sets out in clear, methodical prose the account of his military campaigns, notably the Gallic Wars and the Civil War, constructing a narrative that aims to be both political justification and strategic demonstration -
Caesar describes with precision the movements of the troops, the battles, the diplomatic negotiations and the tactics employed, while highlighting his role as military leader and statesman -
The text, written in the third person, gives an appearance of objectivity that masks in reality a subtle rhetoric aimed at legitimizing its actions and convincing the Senate and the Roman people of the necessity of its enterprises -
The Commentaries are distinguished by their concise, rigorous, and efficient style, which makes them a model of Latin prose and a manual of military strategy as much as an instrument of propaganda -
Julius Caesar - Caesar's Commentaries - 1678 -
-LXX-545-45pp
Good condition of the binding, the work in its original full granulated calf leather from the period, wear from use, spine caps rubbed, corners worn, front hinge cracked, speckled edges, spine with decorative raised bands, gilded lettering.
Good interior condition, browning, pretty headbands, a beautiful initial, tailpieces, a work enriched by a beautiful engraving on the title page and a superb folding plate -
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Rare illustrated edition in which the author sets out in clear, methodical prose the account of his military campaigns, notably the Gallic Wars and the Civil War, constructing a narrative that aims to be both political justification and strategic demonstration -
Caesar describes with precision the movements of the troops, the battles, the diplomatic negotiations and the tactics employed, while highlighting his role as military leader and statesman -
The text, written in the third person, gives an appearance of objectivity that masks in reality a subtle rhetoric aimed at legitimizing its actions and convincing the Senate and the Roman people of the necessity of its enterprises -
The Commentaries are distinguished by their concise, rigorous, and efficient style, which makes them a model of Latin prose and a manual of military strategy as much as an instrument of propaganda -
Julius Caesar - Caesar's Commentaries - 1678 -
-LXX-545-45pp
Good condition of the binding, the work in its original full granulated calf leather from the period, wear from use, spine caps rubbed, corners worn, front hinge cracked, speckled edges, spine with decorative raised bands, gilded lettering.
Good interior condition, browning, pretty headbands, a beautiful initial, tailpieces, a work enriched by a beautiful engraving on the title page and a superb folding plate -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Literature, War history
Book Title
Les Commentaires de César
Author/ Illustrator
Jules César
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1678
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Reprint
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
SN
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
665
