Shelfmark
Fb.8.15
Author
Uniform title
[Bibliotheca. Latin & Greek.]
Title
Apollodorou tou Athenaiou grammatikou Bibliothekes, e peri theon, biblia 3. Apollodori Atheniensis grammatici Bibliotheces, sive De deorum origine, libri III. / Benedicto Aegio Spoletino interprete. Hanc editionem Hieronymus Commelinus recensuit; plerisque in locis, mm.ss. ope, emendatiorem reddidit; ac notis variis, ex collatione veterum exemplarium, sed praecipuè Palat. illustrauit. Accessit rerum ac verborum copiosissimus index.
Varying form of title
Parallel title: Apollodori Atheniensis grammatici Bibliotheces, sive De deorum origine, libri III
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Bibliotheces, sive De deorum origine, libri III
Varying form of title
Bibliothekes, e peri theon, biblia 3
Publication, distribution, etc.
Geneva : Ex officina Commeliniana., M. D. XCIX. [1599]
Physical description
[16], 207, [37] p. ; 8vo.
Language
Greek and Latin in parallel columns.
Note
Includes index on [36] pages at end.
Note
Place of publication from Adams (A1306).
Note
Title vignette (publisher's device); initials; head- and tail-pieces.
Note
The attribution of this work to the grammarian Apollodorus of Athens is now generally discredited.
Note
Errata: p. [5]-[15] of first paginated sequence.
Note
The first ten words of the title are transcribed from Greek script.
Citation/references note
Adams, A1306
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Late 17th century light brown spattered calf; blind tooled double fillet border with second vertical line 2cm from spine, and fleurons in shape of pomegranate at corners; blind tooled single fillet along board edges; flat spine with blind tooled double fillet decoration; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fl.8.19.
Subject
Mythology, Greek Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Egio, Benedetto, fl. 1550 - fl. 1550 translator.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Officina Commeliniana. printer.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Geneva
Language code
grclat grc
Identifier
B27861