Shelfmark
Sa1.1.10(01)
Author
Uniform title
[History. Greek 1570]
Title
Erodotou dou alikarnasseos istoria, e istorion logoith, epigraphonenoi Mousai. Herodoti Halicarnassei historia, siue, historiarvm libri IX, qui inscribuntur musæ. Ex vetustis exemplaribus recogniti. Ctesiae qvaedam.
Varying form of title
Herodoti Halicarnassei historia, sive, historiarum libri IX, qui inscribuntur musae. Ex vetustis exemplaribus recogniti. Ctesiae quaedam
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Geneva] : Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, M.D.LXX [1570].
Physical description
24, 362, 20p ; 35cm. (Fo.)
Note
Previously: Ca.4.1(1), Cd.3.13 and Cd.2.12 and GUT.B.1.4.
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Signatures: [alpha]-[gamma]4, a-z6, aa-hh6, ii4.
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Place of publication from Adams.
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Text in Greek with preliminaries in Latin.
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Bound with one other item.
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Printer's device with motto "Noli altum sapere" on the title page.
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Title in black and red.
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Foliated and grotesque initials and matching head pieces.
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Printed in Royal Greek type cut by Claude Garamond.
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"Ex Ioach. Camerarii prooemio in historias Herodoti" p. 9-18.
Note
Ek ton ktesiou tou ktesiou tou knidion persikon" 20 p. at end.
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Edited by Henri Estienne.
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Henri republished the work in 1592, but in a much more complete edition. It was published a third time by his son, Paul, in 1618.
Note
Numerous errors in paging, including 127-128 repeated.
Citation/references note
Adams, H397; Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Estienne, p. 134, no. 5; Brunet, III, 122; CLC H474
Provenance
Circular armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
From card cat: bequest of Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.
Binding
16th century green morocco Parisian fanfare binding; arms of Jacques-Auguste de Thou; see Hobson, G.D. Les reliures à la fanfare... (1970) No. 70; in box.
Subject
History, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Greece History Early works to 1800 Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C.
Subject
India History Early works to 1800 To 324 B.C.
Subject
Iran History Early works to 1800 To 640.
Added entry--name
Estienne, Henri, 1531 - 1598 printer.
Added entry--name
Storer, Anthony Morris, 1746 - 1799 former owner.
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Added entry--place
Switzerland Geneva.
Language code
grc lat
Identifier
B25152