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Alesandro Marchetti's translation of Lucretius, 1600 - 1699

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/SC/Gordon/1

Scope and Contents

The title page reads 'Della natura delle cose. Tradotto in lingua Italiana Dal Dottor Signor Alesandro Marchetti Filosofo, e Mathematico, Della celebre Universita di Pisa. Libri Sei.' The manuscript is a 17th century fair copy, in at least two hands, probably marked up by a later hand for printing. At the end 2 folios have been sewn in which are transcripts of Marchetti's original foreword to his translation, and of the Florentine Inquisition's licence for the publication of the work, 26 August 1670.
To request this document please use call mark: Misc. 2/4.

Dates

  • Creation: 1600 - 1699

Extent

1 volume(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Misc. 2/4

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This volume was given to King's College Library by Cosmo Gordon in 1962: see his 'Bibliography of Lucretius', 1962, pp. 194-200.

Related Materials

See Lib. 11.12 for correspondence between Cosmo Gordon and King's College Library concerning the accession of his Lucretius manuscripts, and KCAC/6/2/2/13 f 941v for the full list of Gordon's donation.

Date information

DateText: 17th century.

Finding aid date

2004-01-30 17:09:34+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

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