1627 1ed SCOTLAND & IRELAND Respublica History George Buchanan Britain Elzevier

1627 1^ed SCOTLAND & IRELAND Respublica History George Buchanan Britain Elzevier

George Buchanan was a 16^th-century Scottish historian who has been lauded as “the most profound intellectual 16^th-century Scotland produced.” He was known for many historical writings, but his final major work, “History of Scotland” was his attempt to skew or change the perceived Scottish national history. Most of the work is based on his own experience in 16^th-century Scotland, as well as the history of Hector Boece and his 15^th-century Scottish philosophy. Buchanan himself knew that his work would be offensive to many Scots. He said it would, “content few and displease many”.

The famed Lyon publisher Elzevier published a series of travel guides under the title ‘Respublica’. This work is a collection of various authors on European countries focusing on geography and historical significance. This 1627 first edition covers Scotland and Ireland and includes contributions by the famed Scottish experts Buchanan and Boece (Boetius).

Item number: #16349

Price: $750

BUCHANAN, George

Respublica, sive, Status regni Scotiae et Hiberniae. Diversorum autorum.

Lugd. Bat. : Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1627. True 1st edition 1st printing

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 280, [2]
• References: Willems 287; Brown, Reformation to Union 185
• Notes on dating:
  • Later editions of this work retained the original 1627 title page; however, subsequent printings feature a ‘1630’ or later colophon on the final leaf of text. This edition shows May of 1626, which indicates the true 1627 first edition.
  • 280 pages of text, rather than 282 in later printings
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
• Size: ~4.5in X 2.25in (11.5cm x 6.5cm)

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