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Polydori Vergilii Vrbinatis De rerum inuentoribus libri octo. Eiusdem in dominicam precem commentariolum. Item, Dialogorum de prodigijs libri tres. Omnia recens iam per autore[m] ipsum regustata, atq[ue] non poenitenda accessione locupletata: siquidem longior in studijs labor, semper plus cumulet inuentis licet.
Basileæ, : apud Mich. Isingrinium., 1540.
[56], 615 p. ; 8vo.
Colophon: "Basileae, per Michaelem Isingrinium, mense martio, Anno M. D. XL.".
Woodcuts: historiated initials, printer's device on t.p., head-piece.
Includes index, following preface.
Errors in pagination: 910 misnumbered as 190, 169 misnumbered as 196, 38 misnumbered as 385.
Adams, 430
17th century ownership inscription on front fly-leaf: "Sum Danielis Collini, ex dono patris [?]0 die Septemb:". Daniel Collins (c.1580-1648) was a King's Scholar at Eton 1590-1594, and a Fellow at Eton 1616-1648. His father, Baldwin Collins, was a Fellow at Eton 1582-1617. See Sterry, Eton College Register, p. 78.
17th century t.p. ownership inscription: "Sum Guil. Day". William Day (1605-1684) was a King's Scholar at Eton c.1618-1624. See Sterry, Eton College Register, p. 99.
Booklabel on t.p. verso: "Legav. Colleg. Eton. J. Newborough in us. Scholæ.". John Newborough was a King's Scholar at Eton 1668-1674, and Headmaster 1689-1711. See Sterry, Eton College Register, p. 244.
Ms. inscription on front flyleaf: "Eton College Library".
16th century dark brown leather binding; blind tooled panels formed of double and single fillets; fleurs-de-lys at corners and arabesque centrepiece; holes for book ties; blind tooled single fillet decoration on spine; four raised bands; partly rebacked, with new endpapers and board corners reinforced; original medieval ms. binders' waste adhered to endpapers.
Some ms. annotations throughout text, including underscorings and marginal manicules. One full page of annotations, rear flyleaf.
Previous shelfmark: Lobby.A.1.
Inventions Early works to 1800.
Discoveries in science Early works to 1800.
Lord's prayer Commentaries Early works to 1800.
Isingrin, M. (Michael), 1500 - 1557 printer.
Day, William, 1605 - 1684 former owner.
Collins, Daniel, 1580 - 1648 former owner.
Newborough, John, ? - d. 1713 former owner.
Switzerland Basel
B27841