Plaute - M. Acci Plauti Comoediae viginti - 1688
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Plautus. M. Plauti Comoediae twenty. Antwerp [Antwerp], Christophini Plantini, 1688, 719 pages.
A volume in-16 (110x60 mm), full calf, decorated spine with nerves, brown morocco title piece, speckled edges (period binding). Small losses on the lower edges and covers, shaved headbands, light staining affecting several pages. Rare foxing.
This work contains 20 comedies by Plautus: Amphitryon, Asinaria (The Comedy of the Donkeys or The Asinarian), Aulularia (The Pot or The Aulular), Captivi (The Captives), Curculio (The Weevil or The Parasite), Casina (Casina or The Fortune-Tellers), Cistellaria (The Casket or The Basket Comedy), Bacchides (The Bacchis or The Bacchides), Epidicus, Menaechmi (The Menaechmes), Mostellaria (The Ghost or The Phantom Comedy), Mercator (The Merchant), Miles gloriosus (The Braggart Soldier), Poenulus (The Little Carthaginian), Pseudolus (The Impostor), Persa (The Persian or The Persian), Stichus, Rudens (The Rope), Trinummus (The Three Coins), Truculentus (The Brutal).
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Translated by Google TranslatePlautus. M. Plauti Comoediae twenty. Antwerp [Antwerp], Christophini Plantini, 1688, 719 pages.
A volume in-16 (110x60 mm), full calf, decorated spine with nerves, brown morocco title piece, speckled edges (period binding). Small losses on the lower edges and covers, shaved headbands, light staining affecting several pages. Rare foxing.
This work contains 20 comedies by Plautus: Amphitryon, Asinaria (The Comedy of the Donkeys or The Asinarian), Aulularia (The Pot or The Aulular), Captivi (The Captives), Curculio (The Weevil or The Parasite), Casina (Casina or The Fortune-Tellers), Cistellaria (The Casket or The Basket Comedy), Bacchides (The Bacchis or The Bacchides), Epidicus, Menaechmi (The Menaechmes), Mostellaria (The Ghost or The Phantom Comedy), Mercator (The Merchant), Miles gloriosus (The Braggart Soldier), Poenulus (The Little Carthaginian), Pseudolus (The Impostor), Persa (The Persian or The Persian), Stichus, Rudens (The Rope), Trinummus (The Three Coins), Truculentus (The Brutal).
Seller's Story
Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Number of Books
1
Subject
Literature, Theatre
Book Title
M. Acci Plauti Comoediae viginti
Author/ Illustrator
Plaute
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1688
Height
11 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
6 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
719
