Shelfmark
Bi.5.28 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Gi.7.23 (Copy 2)
Author
Title
Vetustissimae tabulae aeneae sacris Aegyptiorum simulachris coelatae accurata explicatio, in qua antiquissimarum superstitionum origines, progressiones, ritus ad barbaram, Græcam, Romanumque historiam illustrandam ennarantur, & multa scriptorum veterum loca qua explanantur, qua emendantur: auctore Laurentio Pignorio Patavino. Accessit ab eodem auctarium, in quo ex antiquis sigillis, gemmisque selectiora quædam eius generis, & veterum hæreticorum amuleta exhibentur..
Varying form of title
Vetvstissimæ tabvlae aeneae sacris Ægyptiorum simulachris coelatæ accurata explicatio
Publication, distribution, etc.
Venetijs : Apud Io: Anto: Rampazellus. Sumptibus Iacobi Franco. Cum priuilegio., 1605..
Physical description
[6], 43, [5] leaves : ill. ; 22 cm. (4to)
Note
Later edition published with title: Characters Aegyptii.
Note
Engraved vignette depicting St. Mark's Square in Venice and incorporating imprint on title page.
Note
Signatures: *⁶ A-M⁴.
Note
Last [5] leaves bear illustrations only (no letterpress text).
Note
Includes printed marginalia; head- and tail-pieces; decorated initials.
Note
Imprimatur on *6v.
Citation/references note
USTC, 4036855
Provenance
(Copy 1) Bookplate of Eton College. Topham stamp; bequeathed to Eton by Richard Topham in 1736.
Provenance
(Copy 2) Armorial bookplate of Johann Christoph Wagenseil on front pastedown. Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front flyleaf recto. Ms. note on front flyleaf verso: "Ex libris Ioan[n]is Katz ... 1809". Ms notes on title page: "Ex libris Ioannis Laurentii ..."; "[?] 1797".
Binding
(Copy 1) 18th-century gold-tooled, panelled calf.
Binding
(Copy 2) ?17th-century vellum binding. Spine flat; ink titling faded. Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 1) Former ECL shelfmarks: Bk.5.14; Bi.5.29.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 2) Former ECL shelfmark: DDl.5.4. Includes ink underlining and crossing-outs throughout.
Subject
Isiac tablet Early works to 1800.
Subject
Amulets, Egyptian Early works to 1800.
Subject
Cults Egypt Early works to 1800.
Subject
Egypt Religion Early works to 1800.
Subject
Egypt Antiquities Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Franco, Giacomo, 1550 - 1620 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Rampazetto, Giovanni Antonio bookseller.
Added entry--name
Topham, Richard, 1671 - 1730 former owner.
Added entry--name
Wagenseil, Johann Christoph, 1633 - 1705 former owner.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B12828