Fh.4.06
[Apologeticum]
Q. Septimij Florentis Tertulliani Apologeticus. Desiderius Heraldus ex antiquis libris emendauit, commentario libro illustrauit, & duos digressionum libros, quibus eiusdem Tertulliani & aliorum scriptorum plurima loca qua emendantur, quua explicantur & illustrantur, adiecit. M. Minucij Felicis Octavius. Desiderius Heraldus Ms. Reg. ope emendauit, & notas addidit.
Portion of title: Apologeticus
Q. Septimii Florentis Tertulliani Apologeticus
Q. Septimii Florentis Tertvlliani Apologeticvs
Lutetiæ Parisiorum, : Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Hadrianum Perier, via Iacobæa., M.DCXIII. [1613]
2 pt. in 1 ([20], 61, [7], 310, [2]; [8], 99 [i.e. 97], [1] p.) ; 24 cm. (4to)
Text in Latin with sections in Greek.
Second part (3rd sequence of pagination: [8], 99 [i.e. 97], [1] p) has separate t.p. reading "M. Minucij Felicis Octavius. ...", with printer's device and imprint: Lutetiae Parisiorum : Typis P. Mettayer, typographi & bibliopolae Regij. M. DCXIII.
In another issue both title-pages have imprint of P. Mettayer, who printed all three parts.
Errors in pagination: page no. 96-97 omitted in 99 p. section.
Signatures: ā⁴ ē⁴ ī² (ī2 is blank) A-H⁴ I², ²A-Z⁴ Aa-Qq⁴ (Qq4 blank); ²ā⁴ ³A-M⁴ N² (-N2, N1 mis-signed M1).
Title-page to 1st part printed in red and black with woodcut device; woodcut headpieces and initials.
Cancellans of leaf A1 of pt 2 (woodcut initial C depicts standing and seated figures in landscape) and cancellandum (woodcut initial C depicts demon with book) both present in Eton College Library copy (not included in above collation).
Ms. inscription on title-page recording donation to Eton College Library by Henry Godolphin in 1730.
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on t.p. verso.
Binding stub with ms. annotations in ink and pencil, mostly struck through, including date "1650"; crude pencil sketch of a human figure in a hat (?17th century) inside front cover.
17th-century brown calf; border of two blind double fillets; small blind-tooled fleur-de-lys corner ornaments; spine decoration of pairs of blind double fillets; red morocco spine label; recessed sewing supports.
ECL copy has signatures A-H⁴ I² (61, 7 p.) bound at end.
Some marginal marks of emphasis in pencil.
Volume contents on front free-endpaper in a ?19th-century hand.
Previously: Ai.9.10, Ef.5.15.
Tertullian, ca. 160 - ca. 230 Apologeticum.
Ethics Early works to 1800.
Apologetics Early works to 1800.
Markings. rbprov
Mettayer, Pierre, ? - -1639 printer.
Minucius Felix, Marcus. Octavius.
Périer, Adrian, active 1584 - 1629 printer.
Godolphin, Henry, 1648 - 1733 former owner.
Plantijnsche Drukkerij printer.
France Paris.
lat grc
B35532