Conciones et orationes Ex Historicis Latinis excerptæ - Sallustius 86 BC-c. 35 BC; Livius, Titus 59-17 BC; Curtius Rufus, Quintus 1st century AD; Tacitus 54-120 (Amsterdam Elsevier, 1672)
Conceived as a rhetorical manual for the schools of Holland and West Friesland, this elegant little volume, with a beautiful engraved title page, contains only extracts from Latin historians: Sallustus, Tacitus, Quintus-Curcius and, of course, Titus Livius, who once again takes the lion's share. A final index lists the selected speeches.
Ex libris "The Right Honorable Sir John Trollope Bar. MP". Sir John Trollope was the 7th Baronet Trollope of Casewick, Lincolnshire and later became 1st Baron Kesteven. He succeeded to his father’s title in 1820. He was also MP for South Lincolnshire from 1841-1868, and President of the Poor Law Board in 1852
Title page engraving by S. Savry depicting a roman orator in toga gesturing to an audience of colleagues
contains an index
Ex libris Sir John Trollope (Plate)
Argumenta singulis praefixa sunt, quae causam cujusque& summam ex rei gestae occasione explicant. Opus recognitum recensitumque in usum Scholarum Hollandiae & Westfrisiae. Ex decreto illustriss. D. D. Ordinum ejusdem Provinciae.
Keywords: Classical Antiquity (8th Century BC-6th Century AD); 17th Century (1601-1700); History; Classical education; Rhetoric; Netherlands