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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

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Added entry--place

Belgium Antwerp.

Identifier

B11942
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