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Thomas Jefferson’s Library
Library Reconstructs, Displays Founding Collection

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An open book with a bi-fold left page.

Because Jefferson received an education grounded in the classics, he naturally had a copy of the works of Julius Caesar in his collection. In this copy, Jefferson has cut the pages of the Greek translation and interleaved them with the Latin to produce a bilingual reading copy. - Rare Book and Special Collections Division

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