Montaigne's Library : Titi Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libri sex
This copy of Lucretius' poem De rerum natura (On the nature of things), edited by Denis Lambin and printed in Paris in 1563,
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
Montaigne's copy of Lucretius - digitized online!
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It would definitely be interesting to see which sections he found worthy of comment. i guess this would be our english source? M. A. Screech, Montaigne's annotated copy of Lucretius: a transcription and study of the manuscript, notes and pen-marks (Genève, 1998)
Does this means that the notes are not translated into English in the text?
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Does this means that the notes are not translated into English in the text?
It appears not. Transcribed but not translated.
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That's where Ada Palmer's book comes in!
