Titi Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex
Baskerville, 1773.
Second Baskerville edition. 12mo. Early green calf binding with gilt lettering and borders. A handsome copy, previous owner's name on the front free endpaper verso.
'The Nature of Things' by the Roman author Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus c99BC - c55BC). Lucretius' historically important observations on the Epicurean view of philosophy, religion, science, the Roman State etc. written in Latin hexameters.
The distinctive Baskerville edition. Baskerville developed a simpler, easier to read, less ornate typeface compared to the earlier typefaces, which were harder to manufacture, read and sometimes clogged with ink. John Baskerville's books are "admirable specimens of typography; and Baskerville is deservedly ranked among the foremost of those who have advanced the art of printing."
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