---

This wonderful book has been sold!
Search for other similar books from our bookseller friends!

---

(Description)

Author: Publii Terentii (Terence).
Title: Publii Terentii Carthaginiensis Afri, Comoediae sex, Post optimas editiones emendate. Accedunt, Aelii donati, Commentarius integer. Cum selectis variorum notis, tum castigatis, tum multo auctioribus, quam antehac. Indices, tertia sere parte locupletiores. Accurante Corn. Schrevelio.
Publisher: Lugd. Batavorum, Apud Franciscum Hackium, 1651.
Language: Text in Latin.
Size: 7.5" X 5".
Pages: 825 pages + Index.
Binding: Attractive and very good contemporary red Morocco leather binding (lower part of front hinge cracked but hinges still tight, solid, and safe, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (tight and clean, some light foxing, staining, and toning to pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nice illustrated title page.

Estimate: (USD 400 - USD 500)

The book: Publii Terentii Carthaginiensis Afri, Comoediae sex is a rare 1651 edition of the comedies of Terence, a significant work in the study of classical Latin literature. This edition is notable for its comprehensive commentary by Aelius Donatus and the inclusion of selected notes from various eminent scholars, significantly enriched and more extensive than previous editions. The contemporary red morocco leather binding, despite some wear, adds a luxurious aspect to this historical volume, making it a prized possession for collectors of classical texts and rare books.

The author: Publius Terentius Afer (c. 195/185 – c. 159? BC), better known in English as Terence, was an African Roman playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. It is thought that Terence abruptly died, around the age of 25, likely in Greece or on his way back to Rome, due to shipwreck or disease. He was supposedly on his way to explore and find inspiration for his comedies. His plays were heavily used to learn to speak and write in Latin during the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period, and in some instances were imitated by William Shakespeare.