Year/Century: 18th century
Language: Latin
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Binding: Vellum
Description: The AFRICOMOEDIAE SEX P.TERENTII Hagae-Comitum, 1732 (The Hague, Netherlands) Binding featuring the Latin school of The Hague's center Minerva stamp ("Hagae comitis"), along with corner acorns within a double fillet border on both sides, and a gold spine with the acorn ornament repeated in five divisions Featuring an etched title vignette and frontispiece by E.LO. Creite, following I.C. Boetius. LATIN TEXT [1322, [46], [8] The collection of six comedies by the ancient Roman playright P Terrentii, also referred to as Terrence, measures 5 by 8 1/4". PRIZED VELLUM BINDING INITIAL Excellent interior quality, minor binding wear. Known by his stage name Terence, Publius Terentius Afer (c. 195/185 – c. 159? BC) was an African-born Roman dramatist who lived during the Roman Republic. His comedies were initially presented in the period between 170 and 160 BC. A Roman senator named Terentius Lucanus took Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him, and then, after being impressed with his skills, set him free. At the age of twenty-five, Terence suddenly passed away, most likely from a shipwreck or illness while returning to Rome from Greece. It was said that he was traveling to discover new stories for his comedy to be based on. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, his plays were widely utilized as a means of teaching Latin, and Shakespeare even occasionally copied them. "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto," or "I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me," is one of Terence's most well-known quotes. This was mentioned in Heauton Timorumenos' play.
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