Shelfmark
Cb.2.1.03
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy]: Fd.5.04
Main entry--uniform title
Greek anthology
Title
Anthologia diaphoron epigrammaton palaion, eis hepta biblia dieremene. Florilegium diuersorum epigrammatum veterum, in septem libros diuisum, magno epigrammatu[m] numero & duobus indicibus auctu[m].
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Geneva] : Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, Huldrichi Fuggeri typographus, 1566.
Physical description
[4], 539, [35] p. ; 4to.
Note
First part of title transliterated from the Greek.
Note
Text in Latin and Greek.
Note
T.p. bears woodcut device of Henry Estienne.
Citation/references note
Adams, 1187
Provenance
[Cb.2.1.03]: Storer bequest label dated 1800; bequeathed to Eton by Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.
Provenance
[Cb.2.1.03]: Ms. inscription on flyleaf, recording giving of vol. to Louis Armand as a prize for Greek by Jesuit College in Rouen, August 1632, though the generosity of Claude Le Roux. Signed "Federicus ?Houetus", with small diamond of paper, embossed with arms of Jesuits, pasted on.
Provenance
[Cb.2.1.03]: Ms. ownership inscription of Jesuit Novitiate in Paris.
Provenance
[Fd.5.04]: Booklabel of Eton College Library.
Provenance
[Fd.5.04]: Inscription on front fly-leaf: Ex dono Informatoris, 1896 (assuming this to refer to an Eton Head Master, this must refer to Edmond Warre, Head Master, 1884-1905).
Provenance
[Fd.5.04]: Inscription on front fly-leaf: Wm. Mos. Loveday, to his friend Fred: T. Cusins. 15/12/62.
Binding
[Cb.2.1.03]: 17th century (1632?) gold-tooled morocco. Dentelle border and fleur de lys stamps, with arms of ?Claude Le Roux, Seigneur de Saint Aubin, in centre (though pencil note gives another attribution).
Binding
[Fd.5.04]: Early 17th century English brown calf; blind tooled with triple fillet border and frame of medallion roll; silver tooled armorial stamp of Eton College; traces of clasps; blind tooled double fillet on spine, with panel of hatching at tail; modern rebacking in brown calf, with earlier spine reattached; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; red painted fore-edge.
Copy-specific note
[Cb.2.1.03]: Previous shelfmark: Ca.2.3.
Copy-specific note
[Cb.2.1.03]: Ms. annotations.
Copy-specific note
[Fd.5.04]: Previous shelfmark: Cb.2.1.2a.
Copy-specific note
[Fd.5.04]: According to card catalogue, this copy was purchased by Eton College in 1598 and sold as a duplicate in 1738.
Subject
Greek literature.
Subject
Anthologies Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Estienne, Henri, 1531 - 1598 editor.
Added entry--name
Estienne, Henri, 1531 - 1598 printer.
Added entry--name
Storer, Anthony Morris, 1746 - 1799 former owner.
Added entry--name
Warre, Edmond, 1837 - 1920 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Geneva.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B13456