Shelfmark
Fb.6.16 - Fb.6.17
Author
Uniform title
[Characters. French]
Title
Les caracteres de Theophraste : traduits du grec, avec Les caracteres ou Les moeurs de ce siecle. / Par Mr. de la Bruyere de l'Academie Françoise. Et la clef, en marge & par ordre alphabetique.
Edition
Nouvelle edition augmentée.
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Paris, : Chez Estienne Michalet, premier imprimeur du Roy, ruë Saint Jacques., M. DCC. [1700]
Physical description
2 v. ; 12mo.
Language
Text in French, translated from the Greek.
Note
With index and table of contents.
Note
With woodcut head- pieces; initials; printed marginalia (including pointing fingers marking passages of text).
Note
With woodcut printer's ornament on title page.
Note
Pagination: v. 1: [12], 311 p.; v. 2: 336, [4] p.
Note
Both volumes include engraved frontispiece depicting Minerva on a cloud.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731 (on back board).
Binding
Early 18th century calf; blind tooled ornate frame with sprinkled border and fleurons; gold tooled board edges; gold tooling on spine; four raised bands; red goatskin spine label with gold letters.
Copy-specific note
Bound as a three volume set with "Suite des caracteres de Theophraste, et Des pensées de Mr. Pascal / [par P. J. Brillon]. -- A Paris. Chez Estienne Michallet [...] M. DC. XCIX.".
Copy-specific note
Previously: Dk.6.21 - Dk.6.22.
Subject
Character sketches Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Michallet, Estienne, 1630? - 1699 printer.
Added entry--name
La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645 - 1696 author.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Language code
fre grc
Identifier
B27320