Shelfmark
Fa.4.09
Author
Collective uniform title
Works. 1551. Greek & Latin.
Title
Poetarum omnium seculorum longe principis Homeri, omnia quae quidem extant opera, graece, adiecta uersione latina ad uerbum, ex diuersis doctissimorum uirorum translationibus concinnata, & difficiliorum thematum explicatione marginibus hinc inde ubi opus uidebatur adspersa, ut græcæ lingu[a]e tyronibus, uel citra uiua[m] præceptoris uocem, cognoscere iam atq[ue] conferre doctissima poëtæ huius scripta liceat. Accessit quoq[ue] autoris uita, & instructissimus rerum uerborumq[ue] memorabilium index.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Odyssea Homeri, reliquaque eius opuscula cum indice copiosissimo
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basilæ : per Nicolaum Bryling. & Bartholomæum Calybæum., Anno M. D. LI. [1551]
Physical description
2 v. in 1 ([12], 292; [8], 317, [1] p. ; Fo.
Note
Second volume has separate title-page, pagination sequence and register.
Note
Second title: Odyssea Homeri, reliquaque eius opuscula cum indice copiosissimo.
Note
Woodcut t.p. vignette; illustrated initials; printed marginalia and line numbers.
Note
Errata on p. [11] of 1st volume.
Note
Greek text and parallel Latin translation printed in double columns.
Note
Includes indexes.
Citation/references note
Adams, H757
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton School Library, inscribed "dono dedit D. C. Cayley Esq. July 28 1914". Digby Coddington Cayley was at Eton 1909-1914.
Provenance
Inscription on t.p.: John B.
Provenance
Inscription on rear pastedown: Thomas S[k?]ot [in Greek script], [...] ejus liber anno domini 1777.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown reversed calf; blind tooled double fillet border, with second vertical line close to spine; blind tooled double fillet compartments on spine; six raised bands.
Subject
Added entry--name
Brylinger, Nikolas, fl. 1537 - 1565 printer.
Added entry--name
Stahelin, Bartholomaeus printer.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel
Identifier
B28794