Roman History
Reference code
MSS/0100
Title
Roman History
Date
late 17th century
Level of description
item
Extent and format
Paper; ff. ii + 133.
Folio.
Earlier binding (?16th century), leather, brown, with remains of clasps. On the pastedown, fol. i, late 16th and 17th century annotations, including a Latin tag; signature of James Jackson, 17th century. Probably the MS described as 'Lives of the Roman Emperors' presented by Dr Thomas Morell, FSA.
Folio.
Earlier binding (?16th century), leather, brown, with remains of clasps. On the pastedown, fol. i, late 16th and 17th century annotations, including a Latin tag; signature of James Jackson, 17th century. Probably the MS described as 'Lives of the Roman Emperors' presented by Dr Thomas Morell, FSA.
Scope and content
'An Abridgment of the history of the Roman monarchy from Julius Caesar to Ferdinand the second'. An abridged history ending with the death of Gustavus Adolphus, 1632; apparently transcribed into a bound volume of earlier date.
Creator
Morell, Thomas (1703-1784), classical scholar, poet, librettist and antiquary
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/100