Shelfmark
Fe.8.20
Author
Collective uniform title
Works. 1566
Title
Opera P. Virgilij Maronis. Pauli Manutij annotationes breuissimæ in margine adscriptæ. Homeri loca magis insignia, quæ Virgilius imitatus est. Georgij Fabricij Chemnicensis obseruationes Virgilianæ lectionis..
Varying form of title
Opera P. Virgilii Maronis
Publication, distribution, etc.
Antuerpiae, : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, M.D.LXVI. [1566]
Physical description
[16], 32; 80; 343, [1]; 136 p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
Bucolica, Georgica and Æneis have separate title-pages, all dated 1565.
Note
Colophon reads: Excudebat Antuerpiæ Christop. Plantinus anno M D LXVI. XIX. kal. Februarij.
Note
Signatures: *⁸ a-b⁸ a-e⁸ A-Y⁸ a-h⁸ i⁴.
Note
Woodcut printer's device on general and part title-pages; the title-page to the Bucolica is printed within a woodcut architectural frame.
Note
Printed marginalia.
Citation/references note
Adams, V501
Provenance
Title-page with ms. ownership inscription in a fine italic hand of "Robertus Cas[?eus, ?seus, ?sells]. Possibly Robert Case or Robert Cassells.
Provenance
Ms. name on final page "Thomas Wheately".
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.
Binding
English brown sprinkled calf binding, ca. 1620; double blind fillet borders crossed at corners; red morocco spine-label; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
2-line inscription in Latin on title-page verso; 7 lines of annotations on final page.
Copy-specific note
Previously Ca.7.18.
Subject
Subject
Epic poetry, Latin Early works to 1800.
Subject
Pastoral poetry, Latin Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Plantijnsche Drukkerij printer.
Added entry--place
Belgium Antwerp.
Identifier
B32354