Shelfmark
Fe.6.16
Author
Uniform title
[Historia Alexandri Magni. French 1684]
Title
Quinte Curce, De la vie & des actions d'Alexandre le Grand. De la traduction de M. de Vaugelas. ... Avec les supplemens de J. Freinshemius traduits par feu M. Du Ryer..
Varying form of title
De la vie & des actions d'Alexandre le Grand
Varying form of title
De la vie et des actions d'Alexandre le Grand
Edition
Edition nouvelle enrichie de figures.
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Amsterdam, : Chez Henrij Wetstein., 1684.
Physical description
[24], 612 [i.e. 614], [34] p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. (engr.) ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
Plates signed by W. Swidde.
Note
Head- and tail-pieces.
Note
Engraved illustrated title-page.
Note
Signatures: *⁸ 2*⁴ A-2R⁸ 2S⁴.
Note
Page numbers 399-400 repeated in pagination.
Note
Edition statement follows translation statement on title-page.
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Ms. ex-libris of Michael ?Tonkin dated ?1684 on front flyleaf.
Binding
17th-century dark brown calf binding; blind double fillet borders with additional blind fillets parallel to spine; gold-tooled spine and board edges; red morocco spine-label; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fd.5.07.
Subject
Alexander, 356 - 323 B.C the Great,
Added entry--name
Swidde, Willem, 1660 or 1661 - 1697 engraver.
Added entry--name
Wetstein, Henricus printer.
Added entry--name
Du Ryer, Pierre, ? - 1658 translator.
Added entry--name
Freinsheim, Johann, 1608 - 1660 commentator.
Added entry--name
Vaugelas, Claude Favre de, 1585 - 1650 translator.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
fre 1at
Identifier
B32221