Shelfmark
Sa1.3.01 - Sa1.3.10
Author
Uniform title
[Works. 1540]
Title
Omnia opera des Erasmi Roterodami, qvæcvnqve ipse avtor pro svis agnovit, novem tomis distincta, quorum Elenchum sequentes catalogi perspicuè exhibebunt. Ex qvibvs hic primvs ea continet, quæ spectant ad Institutionem literarum. Cum præfatione Beati Rhenani Selestadiensis, vitam autoris describente, ad Imp. Cæs. Carolum v.P.F.Aug. Addito Indice copiosissimo.
Varying form of title
Omnia opera des Erasmi Roterodami, quaecunque ipse autor pro suis agnovit, novem tomis distincta, quorum Elenchum sequentes catalogi perspicuè exhibebunt. Ex quibus hic primus ea continet, quae spectant ad Institutionem literarum. Cum praefatione Beati Rhenani Selestadiensis, vitam autoris describente, ad Imp. Cæs. Carolum v.P.F.Aug. Addito Indice copiosissimo
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basileae : per Hieronymum Frobenium et Nicolaum Episcopium, M.D.XL [1540].
Physical description
9v in 10 ; 34cm. (Fo.)
Note
With woodcut historiated initials.
Note
With the index in vol. 10.
Note
Some ms. notes on text in vol. 8.
Note
Some pages bound out of order in vol. 2.
Note
Pages 1027-1030 of vol. 1 are in ms.
Note
Ms. in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: "A magnificent book".
Note
Number on flyleaf: "1387".
Note
Title pages vary; vols. 2-9 have individual title pages. In vol. 6, "Des. Erasmi Roterodami In Nouum Testamentum annotationes ab ipso autore iam postremum sic recognitæ ac locupletatæ, ut propemodum nouum opus uideri possit" has separate title-page, pagination and register.
Note
Colophon: Basileae per Hieronymum Frobenium et Nicolaum Episcopium.
Note
Colophon of vol. 2 dated "mense Martio, anno M. D. XXXIX".
Note
Printer's device on title-page and verso of final leaf.
Note
Pagination: vol. 1: [48], 1034, [2]. Vol. 2: [68], 1071, [1]. Vol. 3: [12], 1213, [1]. Vol. 4: 465, [3]. Vol. 5: 1146, [2]. Vol. 6: [48], 429, [[3]; [8], 783, [41]. Vol. 7: [12], 854, [2]. Vol. 8: 598, [2]. Vol. 9: 1443, [1]. Vol. 10: [108]p.
Note
Uniformly dated 1540 on the title-leaves, except vol. 6 which is dated 1541.
Citation/references note
Adams E309; Foot, M.M. The Henry Davis Gift book 1 (1978) p. 143
Provenance
Book-labels of John Hely-Hutchinson, recording donation to Eton College in 1947.
Provenance
Book-label of Kimbolton Castle, with shelfmark No. 2542 above.
Provenance
Label of the National Exhibition of Works of Art.
Provenance
Ex-libris on title-page of vol. 1: Fra St John.
Binding
16th century brown Wotton binding; gold-tooled decoration; six raised bands; in brown box. See The Henry Davis gift book 1 p. 143.
Subject
Philosophy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Fathers of the church Early works to 1800.
Subject
Humanism Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Froben, Hieronymus, 1501 - 1563 printer.
Added entry--name
Episcopius, Nicolaus, 1531 - 1565 printer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Hely-Hutchinson, J. W., 1882 - 1955 (John Walter) former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basle.
Identifier
B25074