Shelfmark
Fc.2.03(01)
Author
Dioscorides Pedanius of Anazarbos.
Title
Pedakiou Dioskoridou Anazarbeos, Peri hyles iatrikes. Biblia 5 ... = Pedacii Dioscoridae Anazarbei, De medica materia libri V. De letalibus uenenis, eorum'que pr[a]ecautione & curatione. De cane rabido; deq[ue] notis quae morsus ictus'ue animalium uenenum relinquentium sequuntur: deq[ue] eorum curatione lib. unus. / Interprete Marcello Vergilio secretario Florentino. Eiusdem Marcelli Vergilij in hosce Dioscoridis libros comme[n]tarij doctissimi, in quibus præter omnigenam uaria[m]q[ue] eruditione[m], collatis aliorum interpretum uersionibus, suae tralationis ex utriusq[ue] linguae autoribus certissima adferuntur documenta. Morborum præterea atq[ue] humani corporis uitiorum genus omne, quor[um] subinde meminit Dioscorides, diligentissime explicatur.
Varying form of title
Parallel title: Pedacii Dioscoridae Anazarbei, De medica materia libri V
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De medica materia libri V
Varying form of title
Peri hyles iatrikes
Publication, distribution, etc.
Coloniae : Opera et impensa Ioannis Soteris, anno MDXXIX. Mense Augusto. [1529, August]
Physical description
[24], 753, [3] p. ; fol.
Note
Initials, marginal notes.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Includes colophon, identical to t.p. imprint.
Note
Adams treats this and the edition of Barbaro's "In Dioscoridem corollariu[m]" published by Soter the following year as two pt. of the same item.
Note
Printer's device in form of a pentagram on t.p.
Note
Text in Greek & Latin in parallel columns interspersed with commentary in Latin only.
Note
Beginning of title transliterated from Greek type.
Citation/references note
Adams, D655
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Ownership inscription on t.p.: "Thomas godwyn", 1517-1590, Bishop of Bath and Wells. One of several books donated to Eton by John Reynolds from Godwin's library. ECL holds another copy of Dioscorides owned by Godwin (at Fb.5.17) - according to the ODNB, Godwin practiced medicine to support his family during the reign of Mary I.
Binding
Mid-16th century English dark brown leather; blind tooled frames composed of heads in medallions (see Oldham, English blind-stamped bookbindings, no. 805 and Oldham, Shrewsbury School library bindings, pp. 6-7) and triple fillet; remains of leather clasps with brass nails; wooden boards; blind tooled spine with triple fillet and single fillet on raised bands; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; four raised bands; some damage by woodworm.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ff.1.5.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect copy, lacking fol. AA2.
Copy-specific note
Ms. annotations in margins throughout, some in Godwin's hand.
Copy-specific note
Bound with one other item, Ermonao Barbaro's commentary on Dioscorides.
Subject
Rabies Early works to 1800.
Subject
Poisons Early works to 1800.
Subject
Toxicology Early works to 1800.
Subject
Materia medica Early works to 1800.
Subject
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
Subject
Botany Pre-Linnean works
Added entry--name
Vergilius, Marcellus, 1464 - 1521 translator.
Added entry--name
Soter, Johannes, ? - d. 1543 printer.
Added entry--name
Godwin, Thomas, 1517 - 1590 former owner.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Germany Cologne.
Language code
latgrc grc
Identifier
B27928