Shelfmark
Cp.10.19 - Cp.10.20
Author
Title
Icones quinquaginta virorum illustrium doctrina & eruditione præstantium ad vivum effictæ, cum eorum vitis descriptis a Ian. Iac. Boissardo ... Omnia recens in æs artificiose incisa, & demem foras data per Theodorum de Bry ...
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Frankfurt] : [Theodor de Bry], 1597-1599.
Physical description
4parts in 2 v. : ill. ; 4to.
Note
Previously Co.5.24-5, and Co.7.11-12.
Note
Parts III-IV by J. A. Lonicerus, with colophons reading "Impressum Francofordii ad Moenum, typis Matthæi Beckeri: impensis Hæredum Theodori de Bry", with dates 1588 and 1599.
Note
Engraved title-pages.
Note
Title-pages and at least one plate mounted.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Eton by Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.
Provenance
Arms suggest this probably belonged to Christian II, Elector of Saxony (1583-1611) or Augustus II, Duke and Elector of Saxony.
Provenance
From the Colbert Library? Continuation (1650 - Cp.10.21), which seems to be bound as set with these two vols., has "Bibliothecæ Colbertinæ" on title-page.
Binding
Ca. 1600 German, gold-tooled calf, inlaid into later calf binding. Probably bound in Dresden. Corners consist of figures holding horns, and shields with arms (each different) surrounded by wreaths. Central heraldic ornament, three the same, one different (back cover, Cp.10.19). Arms of Electorate and Duchy of Saxony predominate. These arms also painted on fore-edge of Cp.10.20. For a fuller description of arms used, and binding in general, see R. Birley's Bindings IV, no. 557 (though variant central ornament not noted). Cp.10.20 has gauffered edges, including snake on T-shaped cross.
Subject
Biography Early works to 1800.
Subject
Portraits Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
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Added entry--place
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
Identifier
B15129