Ic3.5.11
Baptista, 1447 - 1516 Mantuanus
Baptistæ Mantuani carmelitæ theologi adolescentia bucolica; breuibus Iodoci Badij commentarijs illustrata. His accesserunt Ioannis Murmelii in singulas eclogas argumentum, cum annotatiunculis ejusdem in laca aliquot obscuriora. Accessit & index non ille vetus, & indegestus sed nouus omnino, ac locupletior multò, opera Barthol. Laurentis.
Londini : excudebat Robertus Robinsonus, M.D.XCV. [1595]
[1], 86, [5] leaves ; 15 cm. (8vo)
In verse.
Signatures: A-M⁸.
STC (Addenda) reports a colophon which reads: Expliciunt bucolica fratris Baptistê Mantuani. The Eton copy has no colophon.
On A2r: "Baptista Mantvanvs Carmelita Paridi Cæsario. S.P.D.".
On L4r-M4r: "Index Vocabvlorvm ac rervm de quibus per hæc Badiana in Baptist. Mantuani Eclogae commentaria mentio fit, copiosior solito, & fidelius iuxta seriem Alphabeti digestus.".
ESTC, S95272
Eton College Library book label.
Ms. inscriptions on title page.
17th century brown calfskin binding; gold tooled perimeter frame; four raised bands; two cord sewing supports; red sprinkled edges.
Ms. scribbles and inscriptions on leaf M4 verso.
Ms. inscription on front endpaper: “?Lowndes appears to have been unacquainted with this edition. Eton”.
Latin poetry, Medieval and modern Early works to 1800.
Robinson, Robert, ? - -1597 printer.
England London.
B37704