Ff.2.13
Works. 1544
Phlabiou Iōsēpou Ioudaikēs archaiologias logoi 20. Ioudaikēs halōseōs logoi 7. Peri archaiotētos Ioudaiōn kata Apionōnos logoi 2. Eis tous Makkabaious logos. Ē peri autokratoros logismou. Flauii Iosephi Opera..
Portion of title: Flavii Iosephi Opera
Parallel title: Flauii Iosephi Opera
Phlaviou Iosepou Ioudaikes archaiologias logoi 20. Ioudaikes haloseos logoi 7. Peri archaiotetos Ioudaion kata Apiononos logoi 2. Eis tous Makkabaious logos. E peri autokratoros logismou
Phlabiou Iosepou Ioudaikes archaiologias logoi 20. Ioudaikes haloseos logoi 7. Peri archaiotetos Ioudaien kata Apiononos logoi 2. Eis tous Makkabaious logos. E peri autokratoros logismou. Flauii Iosephi Opera
Basileae : [Hieronymus Froben and Nicolaus Episcopius], MDXLIIII. [1544]
[12], 967, [1] p. ; 34 cm. (fol.)
Parallel title and preliminaries in Latin, text in Greek only.
Editio princeps, edited by Arnoldus Peraxylus Arlenyus.
First part of title and colophon in Greek characters, transliterated.
Signatures: *⁶ a-z⁶, A-Z⁶, Aa-Hh⁶ Ii⁴ Kk-Zz⁶, AA-MM⁶.
Printers' names from Greek colophon.
Colophon (p. 967) reads: Etypōthē en Basileia tēs Germanias para tō Hieronimō Phrobeniō kai Nikolaō tō Episkopiō etei tēs Theogonias 1544.
A variant (Adams J352) has first name of first printer in colophon printed "Hieronymō".
At foot of imprint: "Cum Imp. Maiestatis Priuilegio ad annos v.".
Woodcut printer's device with inscription "Froben" on title page and repeated on verso of final leaf.
Title-page printed in red and black.
Woodcut head-pieces; spaces left with guide letters for capitals.
Adams, J351
Purchased 1596/7 for 16s. (Audit accounts; see also Birley, Notes on bindings in College Library I, 18).
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page.
16th-century brown calf binding; outer and inner borders formed of blind triple fillets joined at corners; inner frame composed of a single roll with compartments containing medallions with profile heads and renaissance ornaments; silver-tooled armorial stamp of Eton College on both covers; brass clasps on front cover; chain holes; six raised bands; ms. parchment guards; spine decoration formed of blind fillets with diapering at head and tail; tan morocco spine-label. See Oldham "English blind-stamped bindings", HMa. 14, no. 783, for roll.
Imperfect: sheet L (p. 397-408) appears both in the correct place, and in lieu of sheet 2L (p. 668-681.
Ms. annotation on front flyleaf in a hand contemporary to the binding "Desunt quædam à pag: 668. ad pag. 681.".
Previously: Ac.3.15, An.2.04.
Small rectangular paper shelf-label (partly printed, partly ms.?) loosely inserted at title-page.
Jews History To 70 A.D.
Jews Antiquities Early works to 1800.
Froben, Hieronymus, 1501 - 1563 printer.
Episcopius, Nicolaus, 1501 - 1564 printer.
Officina Frobeniana printer.
Switzerland Basel.
grc lat
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