Theatrum historicum theoretico-Practicum in quo qvatvor monarchiae : Nempe prima, quae est Babyloniorum & Assyriorum ; secunda Medorum & Persarum ; tertia Graecorum ; quarta, Romanorum. Omnesque reges & imperatores, qui in illis regnarunt, nova & artificiosa methodo describuntur, omniaque ad usum oeconomicu, politicum & ecclesiasticum accommodantur / authore Christiano Matthiae.

Author
Matthiae, Christian, 1584-1655 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
Latin
Εdition
Editio tertia [3] emendata et continuata.
Published/​Created
Amsterdam : Apud Danielem Elzevirium, 1668.
Description
1144 pages, 18 pages, plus index ; 24 cm

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Notes
  • Two title pages. First title surrounded by a woodcut illustrating the four monarchs with shields picturing the four beasts.
  • J.F. Tabula historiae univsalis brevissima qua subjecta seu nomina imperatorum ordine recensentur. (Handwritten).
Bibliographic references
Includes index.
Binding note
Princeton copy 1 Bound in vellum, with 'IGVI 1681' stamped in gilt on front cover.
Provenance
Princeton copy 1 Has bookplate of Mark Brunswick.
Source acquisition
Princeton copy 1 Gift; Michael Artin, Class of 1955, 2022.
OCLC
9583280
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