Stunning 1823 Miniature fine binding on Publius Terentius Afer, In Latin. This is bound in green straight grained Morocco leather, with beautiful gold gilt detailing all over. It has a decorative spine and is in excellent condition! I do not find miniature fine bindings like this very often… they are more rare. The book is only 3.25” tall.
**Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence’s plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166 and 160 BC. Terence’s plays quickly became standard school texts. He ultimately secured a place as one of the four authors taught to all grammar pupils in the Western Roman Empire, and retained a central place in the European school curriculum until the 19th century, exercising a formative influence on authors such as William Shakespeare and Moliere.
