This book features T. Livius Patauinus, who is described in the title as "By far the most brilliant and easy book of all Roman historians." This book was released "After the various revisions of the learned men, and by the comparison of old and recent copies, recognized with great fidelity and diligence, and reissued for public utility, with by far the most abundant index of things and words."

For this copy it contains 4 volumes in 3. Making up over 600 pages. Written entirely in Latin, and featuring other notable contributors such as: Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, François Modius, Sigmund Feyerabend, Johann Wechel, Heinrich Tack, and Peter Fischer.