It isn’t necessary to give a precise title, but simply to say what the book is about, which was a common way of expressing the title of literary works
dē + ablative: about; concerning
DĒ RĒRUM NĀTŪRĀ (Lucretius) │ on the Nature of Things
DĒ MEDICĪNĀ (Celsus) │ on / about Medicine
DĒ RĒ COQUĪNĀRIĀ / CULĪNĀRIĀ (Apicius) │ On the subject of cooking
Librum ¦ dē historiā ¦ Rōmānōrum ¦ legō. │ I’m reading a book about the history of the Romans.
Librum dē vitā Caesarum legō. │ I’m reading a book about the life (lives) of the Caesars.
Librum dē architectūrā nūper lēgī │ I’ve recently read a book about architecture
Hunc librum nōndum lēgī │ I haven’t yet read this book.
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