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The Taming of the Shrew

Also known as L. Apulei Madaurensis Philosophi Platonici apologia Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit, Graeca suppleuit, & Castigationum libellum adiecit. Ad virum illustrem Iosephum Scaligerum Iul. Cæs. fil. eruditorum nostræ ætatis facile principem

by William Shakespeare, Apuleius & Isaac Casaubon

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  • 16th century
  • Languages: Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Ancient Greek, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, KAN, Latin, Multiple languages, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish
  • Content type: FictionJuvenilePrimary source
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4to: [1] blank leaf, [viii], 182, [2] p., [1] blank leaf ; 20 cm. "Isaaci Casauboni in L. Apulei Apologiam castigationes". p. [125]-182, has a separate t.p. Casaubon's edition of the Apologia, the text of a declamation by which Apuleius defended himself in court against accusations of practicing magic, among other charges. Casaubon dedicated his work to his friend Scaliger. Later hard boards. Spine title "Apuleius Apologia 1594". Repair on t.p. with ms. note "No. 25". Some brown stains. Small tear on p. 49-50, 137-138.

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  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.

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L. Apulei Madaurensis Philosophi Platonici apologia Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit, Graeca suppleuit, & Castigationum libellum adiecit. Ad virum illustrem Iosephum Scaligerum Iul. Cæs. fil. eruditorum nostræ ætatis facile principem

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1594-01-01T00:00:00Z[Heidelberg] : Ex typograp[ei]o Hieronymi ComeliniGreek, Latin—Public digitized item

The Taming of a Shrew

1886C. PraetoriusEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: The Arcadia Fund
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 1125 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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