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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.

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Added entry--place

Germany Hanau.

Identifier

B33495
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