Bibliotheca Latina

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The Bibliotheca Latina was a significant work by Johann Albert Fabricius, a renowned German bibliographer of the 18th century. Published in 1697, this work provided a survey of principal classical Latin authors, from Plautus to Jordanes. It included brief biographies, details on extant and lost works, and information on various editions and translations. The Bibliotheca Latina also covered early Christian writings and treatises on language, rhetoric, law, and medicine. Fabricius is primarily remembered for his bibliographical contributions, with the Bibliotheca Graeca being considered his masterpiece.1

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Johann Albert Fabricius
He began by compiling a Bibliotheca Latina (1697; revised by J.A. Ernesti, 1773–74), of which the first three books discuss the principal classical authors from Plautus to Jordanes. Brief biographies are followed by notes on extant and lost works, editions, and translations. The fourth book deals with early Christian writings,…
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He began by compiling a Bibliotheca Latina (1697; revised by J.A. Ernesti, 1773–74), of which the first three books discuss the principal classical authors from Plautus to Jordanes. Brief biographies are followed by notes on extant and lost works, editions, and translations. The fourth book deals with early Christian writings,…
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