[Rarebooks] FS: A treatise on Classical Latin abbreviations & inscriptions. Lyon: 1703

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Nicolai, Johann. TRACTATUS DE SIGLIS VETERUM Omnibus Elegantioris Literaturae Amatoribus Utilissimus, In Quo Continentur, Quae ad Interpretationem Numismatum, Inscriptionum, Juris et Fere Omnium Artium Requiruntur... Lyon: Apud Abrahamum de Swart. 1703. 4to. (22),314pp. Title printed in red & black, with a copper engraved vignette. Text illustrated with woodcut and copper engraved examples of Latin abbreviations found on stele, seals, coins, etc. Late 19th c. dark green marbled boards with green calf spine label. Title page a bit soiled. Hebraic themed bookplate on front pastedown.    $450.00 (trade discount allowed)
A treatsie on Latin abbreviations and inscriptions, as well as diplomatics. The author (d. 1705) wrote numerous works on classical antiquity.

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