Shelfmark
Fd.3.11
Author
Uniform title
[De vita Caesarum. English]
Title
The historie of tvvelve Cæsars, emperours of Rome: written in Latine by C. Suetonius Tranquillus, and newly translated into English, by Philemon Holland, doctor in physicke. Together with a marginall glosse, and other briefe annotations there-upon.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Historie of twelve Caesars
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed [by H. Lownes and G. Snowdon] for Matthew Lownes, 1606.
Physical description
[32], 272, 39, [1] p. : ill. ; Fo.
Note
"Annotations vpon C. Iulius Cæsar, dictator" has caption title and separate register.
Note
Woodcut medallions depicting the emperors within large arabesque frame at the beginning of each section.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Snowdon printed the preliminaries and annotations; Lownes the rest (STC and addendum).
Note
In this setting of the title page, line 10 begins "Together". Another setting begins "Togeather".
Note
Metal cut headpieces; woodcut initials and tailpieces; printed marginalia.
Note
Page of errata between index and main body of text, leaf B6.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.) 23423
Citation/references note
ESTC, S117521
Binding
Late 17th century dark brown mottled calf; blind tooled double fillet border, with a second vertical line by the spine; gold tooled floral decoration on spine; modern rebacking in light brown leather, with remains of earlier spine attached; modern red morocco spine labels with gold tooled letters.
Copy-specific note
Verse inscribed in pencil on t.p.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: En.4.5.
Subject
Emperors Rome Early works to 1800.
Subject
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Added entry--name
Holland, Philemon, 1552 - 1637 translator.
Added entry--name
Lownes, Humphrey, ? - -1629 printer.
Added entry--name
Snowdon, George, fl. 1606 - 1608 printer.
Added entry--name
Lownes, Matthew publisher.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B28597