Shelfmark
Fc.3.11
Author
Uniform title
[Works. 1588]
Title
M. Accius Plautus ex fide, atque auctoritate complurium librorum manuscriptorum opera Dionys. Lambini Monstroliensis literarum Græcarum regij professoris & interpretis, emendatus & co[m]mentariis explicatus, vt præter infinita menda sublata carminum omnium ratio hactenus ignorata, nunc primum prodatur & suæ integritati restituatur. Adiecta sunt amissarum Plautinarum Comoediarum loca ex antiquis grammaticis collecta & multorum Plauti locorum illustrationes & emendationes ex commentario antiquarum lectionum Iusti Lipsij. Additi quoque sunt duo indices copiosissimi; prior verborum, locutionum & sententiarum, quæ sunt in Plauti contextu; posterior eorum quæ in Dionysij Lambini commentariis continentur.
Varying form of title
Other title: M. Accivs Plavtvs ex fide, atqve avctoritate complvrivm librorvm manvscriptorvm
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opera
Publication, distribution, etc.
Lutetiae, : Apud Bartholomaeum Macaeum, in monte D. Hilarij, sub scuto Britanniae., M.D.LXXXVIII. [1588]
Physical description
[8], 1118, [78] p ; fol.
Language
In Latin, with extensive quotes in Greek.
Note
Woodcut illustrative head-pieces; initials.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
Errata on leaf ss3r.
Note
Consists of Plautus's text interspersed with Lambin's commentary on it. The commentary includes quotations and examples in Greek.
Note
Printer's device with inscription "Opinio" and mottos "A sinistra caveto" and "Perimit dextra: vincit laeva" on t.p.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
English 16th century light brown calf; blind tooled frame using decorative fillet of heads in medallions (see Oldham, English blind-stamped bookbindings, no. 783) and triple fillet; silver stamped armorial stamp of Eton College; traces of clasps and holes for chains; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; blind tooled spine with double fillet, and single fillet on raised bands, with panels of cross-hatching at head and tail; pale red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; six raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ca.2.2.
Subject
Subject
Latin drama (Comedy) Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Lambin, Denys, 1520 or 21 - 1572 editor.
Added entry--name
Macé, Barthélemy, ? - 1617 printer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B27960