Description
[Amsterdam]. Amstelædami. Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1687.
Size 2 3/4 by 4 3/4"
560 pages
Brown calf binding, floral back with five compartments
Very good condition. Minor wear of leather, minor foxing
Text in Latin
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Buchanan was considered the greatest Latin writer of 16th-century Europe, with Samuel Johnson calling him, "the only man of genius his country ever produced."
His Latin Psalms, completed mostly while in prison for Lutheran practices, was said to transcend mere translation.
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1687 SCOTTISH POETRY by George BUCHANAN antique
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