Fc.3.07
[Works. 1615]
Q. Horatii Flacci Opera omnia, / a Pet. Gualt. Chabotio viro in omni literatura perfectissimo, admiranda ingenij & iudicij dexteritate, eruditionis varietate, & linguarum elegantia, triplici artificio explicata. Nunc vero a I. Iac. Grassero, c. Rom. exipsius Chabotij Lucubrationibus manuscriptis, tantopere aucta, emendata, & illustrata, ut nihil commentarij amplius à quoquam desiderari possit. Accessit index rerum & verborum copiosissimus.
Portion of title: Opera omnia
Added title page title: Q. Horatii Flacci Satyrae omnes
Portion of title: Satyrae omnes quae exstant
Added title page title: Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae omnes
Portion of title: Epistolae omnes quae exstant
Basileae, : apud Ludouicum Regem., M. D. CX V. [1615]
3 v. ; fol.
Includes index.
Pagination: [32], 454; [2], 231, [3]; [2], 274, [48] p.
Vol. 1 has engraved title page border by Mathaeus Merian, printed in red and black.
Title of vol. 2: "Q. Horatii Flacci Satyrae omnes quae exstant ... Editionem hanc nouam per singulas paginas vario labore mirificè auxit, emendauit, & illustrauit... Coloniae Munatiane MDCXV. Impensis Ludouici Regij.".
T.p. of vols. 2 and 3 have woodcut printer's device, a female figure bearing a staff and lamp on a pedestal with legend "Lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum".
Title of vol. 3: "Q. Horatii Flacci Epistolae omnes, quae exstant... Basileae anno MDCXV. Impensis Ludouici Regij".
Head- and tail-pieces; historiated woodcut initials; marginal notes and line numbers.
Main body of text printed in double columns.
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
T.p. inscription: "Thomas J.Bson". Binding bears stamped initials "T.I.".
Contemporary dark brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet border; initials "T.I." blind stamped in centre; gold tooled lozenge shape roll on board edges; holes for book ties; blind tooled single fillet on spine; later red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; five raised bands.
Previous shelfmark: Fc.1.5.
Latin poetry Early works to 1800.
König, Ludwig, 1572 - 1641 printer.
Merian, Matthaeus, 1593 - 1650 engraver.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Switzerland Basel.
lat grc
B27954