Shelfmark
Fe.8.01
Author
Collective uniform title
Tragedies
Title
L. Annaei Senecae Cordubensis Tragoediae. Lectiones variae e MS libris Bibliothecae Palatinae aliisque descriptae. Iusti LipsI Animadversiones.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Heidelbergae : [Hieronymus Commelinus], M D LXXXIX. [1589]
Physical description
[8], 384; 56; 112 p. ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Note
"Iusti LipsI Animadversiones in tragoedias quae L. Annaeo Senecae Tribuuntur" (112 p.) has separate title-page dated 1588, signatures and pagination. "Lectiones variae ad Senecam, E. M. S. L. Bibliothecae Palatinae Alisq[ue] descripae" (56 p.) has divisional half-title, separate signatures and pagination.
Note
Leaf *2 verso (p. [4]) signed: "Hier. Commelinus."
Note
Place of publication from special title-page to the "Animadversiones"; another issue (Adams S913) has "Heidelbergae" printed on the title-page.
Note
Woodcut title page vignette (device of Commelinus?).
Citation/references note
Adams, S912
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
16th-century dark brown calf Oxford binding; blind-tooled centre-piece; triple blind fillet borders and spine decoration; four raised bands; red morocco spine-label; English printer's waste pastedowns.
Copy-specific note
Ms. ?bookseller's code on title-page.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fc.5.20.
Subject
Subject
Latin drama (Tragedy) Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Commelinus, Hieronymus, 1550 - 1597 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1667 - 1727 former owner.
Added entry--place
Germany Heidelberg.
Identifier
B32336