Shelfmark
Fd.6.09
Author
Uniform title
[De vita Caesarum. 1591.]
Collective uniform title
C. Svetonii Tranqvilli XII Caesares
Title
C. Suetonii Tranquilli XII Caesares, et in eos Laeuini Torrentii commentarius auctior et emendatior.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Antuerpiae : ex officina Plantiniana, apud viduam, & Ioannem Moretum. [1591]
Physical description
[4], 407, [25] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 4to.
Note
Privilege dated 1591.
Note
Engraved title page with the emblems of the twelve Caesars as a border, and the hand of God with the Plantin compass, with figures for "Labore Constantia" on each side.
Note
Woodcut decorative initials; printed marginalia; tail-pieces.
Note
Includes indexes.
Citation/references note
Adams, S2052
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Gold tooled coat of arms of Archbishop Whitgift on boards.
Binding
16th century brown calf; gold stamped Archbishop Whitgift's coat of arms on boards; gold tooling on board edges and spine; remains of tie holes; previous repairs.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fd.3.5
Copy-specific note
Ms. annotation in 17th century? hand throughout text.
Copy-specific note
Lacking top corner of page 311-312.
Subject
Roman emperors Biography.
Subject
Rome Biography.
Subject
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Whitgift, John, 1530? - 1604 former owner.
Added entry--name
Moretus, Jan, 1543 - 1610 printer.
Added entry--name
Plantin, Jean, ? - d. 1596 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Belgium Antwerp.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B30680