Latin translation of Demosthenes: Contra Leptinem by John Christopherson

Scope and Content

Dedication (fo. 2) to William Parr, earl of Essex, and later marquess of Northampton. Various autographs of owners through the volume.

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Acquisition Information

Owned by Robert Wernman, William Lowe (c. 1662-1700, see fos 1, 20v), and Thomas Corbett (c. 1715, see fo. 1v). Purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1836 (Thorpe's catalogue, no. 163). Phillipps 9695. Purchased at Sotheby's, 1895, lot 220.

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