Shelfmark
Bc.7.06
Additional shelfmark
Copy 2: Fd.7.12(01)
Author
Uniform title
[De rerum natura]
Title
T. Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libri sex, mendis innumerabilibus liberati; & in pristinum pænè, veterum potissimè librorum ope ac fide, ab Oberto Gifanio Burano Iuris studioso, restituti. Quæ præterea ab eodem in hoc opere sint præstita, inuersa pagina indicabit.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De rerum natura libri six
Publication, distribution, etc.
Antuerpiæ, : Ex officina Christophori Plantini., M. D. LXVI. [1566]
Physical description
[48], 477, [1]p ; 17 cm (8vo).
Note
Printer's device with motto 'labore et constantia' on title-page; initials; tail-pieces.
Note
Colophon reads: Excudebat Antuerpiae Christophorus Plantinus anno M.D.LXVI.
Note
Signatures: *-2*⁸ A-2H⁸ (2H8 blank).
Note
Contains an epitome in Greek of On Nature, by Epicurus (pp. 235-272); various extracts on Epicurus from the works of Cicero (p. 273-297) and a short Greek extract from Thucydides (pp. 470-473).
Citation/references note
Adams, L1663.
Provenance
Copy 1: Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Copy 1: Topham stamp; bequeathed to Eton by Richard Topham in 1736.
Provenance
Copy 2: Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Copy 1: 16th century vellum; yapp edges; traces of title written in ink on spine; marks of ties.
Binding
Copy 2: Contemporary English dark brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet frames with gold tooled fleur-de-lys fleurons at each corner and small angel fleuron as a centrepiece; blind tooled fleurons on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled lettering; paper mend at head of spine; vellum stubs bearing sixteenth century manuscript; red sprinkled edges; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Previously Ba.7.8 and Bc.7.10.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: 1st of 2 items bound in volume.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: previous shelfmark: Ca.6.13.
Subject
Philosophy, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Natural history Pre-Linnean works.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Topham, Richard, 1671 - 1730 former owner.
Added entry--place
Belgium Antwerp.
Identifier
B11942