[Gierig] — Classics Amsterdam price binding 1850 | Epistolarum libri decem. Recensuit notisque illustravit Gottlieb Erdmann Gierig. Leipzig, E.B. Schwickert, 1800-1802 [2 parts in 1 binding]

<strong>This annotated edition of Pliny the Younger's <em>Epistulae</em> preserves one of the most important collections of Latin letters, offering a vivid picture of Roman political, social, and cultural life in the early Empire. Edited by the philologist Gierig, it is especially significant for the famous correspondence with Emperor Trajan, including the earliest non-Christian account of the persecution of Christians.</strong>Parchment ‘prijsband’(price binding; a book that was awarded to students who conducted outstanding performances) with the city logo of Amsterdam, line frames and corners stamped in gold on front and back. 210 x 130 mm, 8º: a-b#8 c#2 A-2F#8, [36] 464 pp.; pi#2 A-2O#8 2P#6 2Q#4, 4, 611 [1] pp. Some foxing, overall in a very good state.Annotated edition of the letter collection of the politician and author Plinius Caeculius Secundus or Minor (61/62 – 112 AC). This collection consists of 10 books. This version was edited by the German philologist Gierig (1752 – 1814). Plinius Minor was a cousin of Pliniuis Major, the author of ‘Naturalis historia’. The most famous letters in this collection are the letters about the persecutions of Christians and the tenth book which contains his correspondence with emperor Trajanus.