Shelfmark
Fe.9.09
Author
Uniform title
[Historia Alexandri Magni]
Title
Q. Curtii Rufi historiarum libri, accuratissime editi..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Historiarum libri
Varying form of title
Q. Cvrtii Rvfi historiarum libri
Publication, distribution, etc.
Lugd. Batavorum, : Ex officina Elzeviriana., Anno 1656.
Physical description
[12], 338, [22] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map, port. ; 13 cm. (12mo)
Note
Edited by Daniel Heinsius.
Note
Edition first published 1633, cf. Brunet, II 449.
Note
Signatures: *⁶ A-P¹² (B4 mis-signed R4).
Note
Title-page is engraved.
Note
Initials; head-pieces; woodcut medallion port. "Alexander Magnus, ex nummo argenteo", prelim. p. [12]; full-page woodcut "Jovis Ammonis oraculum", p. [75].
Note
"Jani Rutgersii emendationes aliquot in Q. Curtio": p. 334-338.
Citation/references note
Copinger, H.B. The Elzevier Press, 1255
Citation/references note
Willems, A. Les Elzevier, 782
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Ms. ownership inscription on front free-endpaper: "Gilbert Budgell his book" with date ?October 8, 1666 and motto "Delectus verborum origo eloquentiæ", and with his ms. marginalia and marks of emphasis. Gilbert Budgell, of Exeter, matriculated Trinity College, Oxford, March 1666/7 aged 16.
Provenance
Laid down on rear pastedown: ownership inscription of "T: de Grey Reg: Schol. Eton: alumni" dated 14 April 1759, possibly Thomas de Grey (1748-1818), at Eton 1760-1765 (see Austen-Leigh, Eton College Register, p.154); additional inscription of Peregrine Greatheed (ca. 1748-1766), at Eton 1761-1765 (see Austen-Leigh, Eton College Register, p. 227).
Binding
17th-century brown calf binding; blind double fillet border with additional double fillet parallel to spine; rebacked in late 20th century dark brown calf, gold double fillets, four raised bands, red cloth inner joints, retaining original endpapers and red morocco spine-label; lobed circular label at tail of spine lettered in ms. "782"; gilt binder's stamp of Richard Day on rear endpaper.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fd.7.10.
Subject
Alexander, 356 - 323 B.C the Great,
Added entry--name
Heinsius, Daniel, 1580 - 1655 editor.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1667 - 1727 former owner.
Added entry--name
Budgell, Gilbert, 1650 or 51 - 1711 former owner.
Added entry--name
Day, R. L. binder.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Officina Elzeviriana printer.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Leiden.
Identifier
B32383