Shelfmark
Fg.5.27(03)
Additional shelfmark
Gb.6.01(01) (Copy 2)
Author
Title
Anselmi Boetii de Boodt Brugensis Belgæ, Rudolphi Secundi, Imperatoris Romanorum, personæ medici, Gemmarum et lapidum historia, qua non solum ortus, natura, vis & precium, sed etiam modus quo ex iis, olea, salia, tincturæ, essentiæ, arcana & magisteria arte chymica confici possint, ostenditur. Opus principibus, medicis, chymicis, physicis, ac liberalioribus ingeniis utilissimum..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Gemmarvm et lapidvm historia
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Gemmarum et lapidum historia
Varying form of title
Anselmi Boetii de Boodt Brvgensis Belgæ, Rvdolphi Secvndi, Imperatoris Romanorum, personæ medici, Gemmarvm et lapidvm historia
Varying form of title
Anselmi Boetii de Boodt Brugensis Belgae, Rudolphi Secundi, Imperatoris Romanorum, personae medici, Gemmarum et lapidum historia
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hanouiæ, : Typis Wechelianis apud Claudium Marnium & heredes Ioannis Aubrii., M. DC. IX. [1609]
Physical description
8, [12], 294 [i.e. 284], [16] p., [2] folded leaves of tables : ill. ; 21 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: [dagger]-2[dagger]⁴ 2[dagger]² A-2M⁴ 2N² 2O-2P⁴.
Note
Errors in pagination.
Note
Printer's device featuring Pegasus on title page and on final leaf (2P4v).
Note
Woodcut illustrations throughout text.
Note
Head-pieces; tail-piece; woodcut initials; printed marginal notes.
Provenance
Copy 1: Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
Copy 1: Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College, obscuring earlier ownership inscription dated 1693/4.
Provenance
Copy 2: Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on verso of title-page.
Provenance
Copy 2: Possibly from the library of John Harrison, Head Master of Eton, 1630-1642, according to the card catalogue record. List of items within the volume on flyleaf facing title-page may be in his hand.
Binding
Copy 1: 17th-century brown calf; inner frame roll-tooled in blind with outer corner fleurons, blind double fillet outer border; gold roll on board edges; four raised bands; red morocco spine label.
Binding
Copy 2: Contemporary mid brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet frame; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; blind tooled double fillet compartments on spine, with single fillet hatching on head and tail; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Imperfect: wanting the folded tables. Cropped with partial loss of imprint.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Bound with two other works; ms. contents list on flyleaf.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Previously: Ea.4.13.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Imperfect: wanting pp. 57-80 (sheets H-K). Missing pages supplied with blank sheets.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Bound with four other items.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Previous shelfmarks: Dd.4.11, Fd.4.11.
Subject
Stone Early works to 1800.
Subject
Precious stones Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Marne, Claude de, ? - -1610 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--name
Haeredes Johannis Aubrii printer.
Added entry--name
Andreae Wecheli Heredes printer.
Added entry--place
Germany Hanau.
Identifier
B33495