Shelfmark
Fg.8.14
Title
Aethici Cosmographia: Antonij Augusti Itinerarium prouinciarum: ex bibliotheca R. Pithœi, cum scholiis Iosiae Simleri. Quæ his addita sunt, sequenti pagina indicantur.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Cosmographia
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basileæ, : [T. Guarinus], M.D.LXXV. [1575]
Physical description
[32], 353, [141] p. ; 12 cm. (16mo)
Note
Printer information from Adams.
Note
The Cosmographia is an anonymous compilation of the 5th or 6th century, based on Honorius (Recensio B) and Orosius, in the middle ages falsely ascribed to "Ethicus." Not to be confused with the fictional "Cosmographia" in six books of the so-called "Aethicus Ister."
Note
Contains also 'Rutilij Claudij Numatiani Galli ... Liber, cui titulus Itinerarium ... Vibij Sequestri Liber de fluminibus, fontibus, lacubus, montibus, nemoribus, gentibus, quorum apud poetas mentio sit ... Libellus provinciarum Gallie, atque civitatum metropolitanarum'.
Citation/references note
Adams, A303
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary Oxford brown calf; blind-stamped centre-piece (Ker no. xxx); three blind fillets to form a border; five raised bands; ms. paper flyleaves; ms. velllum guards.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fk.8.04.
Subject
Cosmography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Guarin, Thomas, ? - d. 1592 printer.
Added entry--name
Simmler, Josias, 1530 - 1576 commentator.
Added entry--name
Antoninus, Augustus. Itinerarium provinciarum.
Added entry--name
Rutilius Namatianus, Claudius, ? - active 5th cent Itinerarium.
Added entry--name
Vibius,, active 4th century - 5th century Sequester,
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B34872