Shelfmark
Fe.9.04(01)
Author
Collective uniform title
Works
Title
[Publii Virgilii Maronis opera].
Varying form of title
Pvblii Virgilii Maronis opera
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opera
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Lugduni Batauorum?] : [Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium?], [1590?].
Physical description
335, [1] p. ; 10 cm. (16mo)
Note
Catalogued from an incomplete copy wanting the title-page; title taken from edition dated 1612 having the same extent but different setting of type (copies at Brotherton Library and Lincoln College, Oxford); date suggested from bound-with items.
Note
Dedication to Laevinius Torrentius dated "Antuerpiae M.D.XXCVI. Kal. Ianuarius.", signed "Christoph. Plantinus".
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Some textual underlinings in ink and early annotations in Latin and English on flyleaves.
Provenance
Rear free-endpaper with ms. ownership inscription: "George Hanmer ejus liber. Anno dom: 1707: dec: 29", the name repeated on the facing pastedown; also "Geo: Hanmer" and "George Hanmore" on front flyleaf, with schoolboy doodles.
Provenance
Additional ms. ownership inscription on rear pastedown: "Gilburt Nill. A Piltonzon".
Provenance
Additional ms. ownership inscription on second front flyleaf: "Tho: Beaumont m. D. aetatis 93: ao. 1656 Julij 17" [i.e. Thomas Beaumont] with a verse below referring to his age.
Binding
17th-century vellum laced case binding, possibly Dutch, laced at head and foot and three sewing supports; yapp edges; black morocco spine-label lettered in gilt "Virgil et Horat.".
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting the title-page and cropped at the fore-edge with loss of text in the prelims.
Copy-specific note
Bound with copies of the works of Horace and of Juvenal and Persius, both having imprint: Lugd. Batauorum : Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1590.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fc.8.18.
Subject
Epic poetry, Latin Early works to 1800.
Subject
Pastoral poetry, Latin Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Raphelengius, Frans, 1568 - 1643? bookseller.
Added entry--name
Plantijnsche Drukkerij printer.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Leiden.
Identifier
B32372