Shelfmark
Fg.8.06
Author
Uniform title
[De chorographia]
Title
Pomponij Melae De situ orbis libri tres cum Petri Ioannis Oliuarij Valentini, uiri in geographia doctissimi scholijs. Hermolai Barbari in eundem Pomponium Melam castigationes. C. Iulij Solini Polyhistor, siue Rerum orbis memorabilium collectanea, partim ad uetustissimorum exemplarium fidem restituta, partim scholijs illustrata. Rerum ac uerborum in hisce omnibus memorabilium trigeminus index.
Varying form of title
Pomponii Melae De situ orbis libri tres
Varying form of title
Pomponii Melae De sitv orbis libri tres
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De situ orbis libri tres
Publication, distribution, etc.
[S.l. : s.n., between 1536 and 1570?]
Physical description
[48], 407, [1] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Note
Without imprint or colophon. Supposed post quem date of publication from dedication signed "Lutetiæ, V. idus Iulij, M. D. XXXVI."; Adams suggests Basel or Lyon, ca. 1540; ECL card catalogue suggests Basel, ca. 1570.
Note
Signatures: [alpha]-[gamma]⁸ ([gamma]8 blank) a-z⁸ A-C⁸.
Note
Olivarius's second commentary (Cat. transl. V, 273-274).
Note
Woodcut initials.
Citation/references note
Adams, M1061
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
16th-century ms. inscription at head of title "Liber Jo. Churlestoni" i.e. John Churleston, with price 18d.
Provenance
18th-century ms. inscription on title-page of Thomas Stephens.
Binding
18th-century brown calf quarter binding; marbled-paper boards; three raised bands; traces of spine label; earlier ms. parchment guards.
Copy-specific note
Ms. annotations and underlinings in the text, partly cropped in rebinding.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fk.6.04.
Subject
Geography, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Solinus, C. Julius, ? - active 3rd cent.? Polyhistor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Added entry--place
France Lyon.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B34824