Shelfmark
Ic3.3.18
Author
Title
Epigrammatum delectus ex omnibus tum veteribus, tum recentioribus poetis accuratè decerptus. Cum dissertatione, de verâ pulchritudine & adumbratâ, in quâ ex certis principiis rejectionis & selectionis epigrammatum causæ reduntur. Adjectæ sunt elegantes sententiæ ex antiqui poetis parcè sed severiori judicio selectæ. Cum brevioribus sententiis seu proverbiis ex autoribus græcis & latinis. Quibus hâc quintâ editione, subjungitur alterius delectûs specimen, ex nuperis maximè poetis ab electoribus prætermissis. In usum scholæ Etonensis.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Londini : sumtibus S. Smith & B. Walford, ad insignia principis in c meterio D. Pauli, 1699.
Physical description
[48], 311, [7], 20, [10] p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Note
Title page is A2.
Note
Also attributed to Claude Lancelot.
Note
"Alterius delectus specimen ex nuperis maximè poetis, ab electoribus prætermissis" has separate paging.
Note
Signatures: A¹² a¹² B-P¹² Q⁶.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), N1135
Citation/references note
ESTC, R32151
Binding
Late 17th-early 18th century brown calf binding; blind tooled perimeter frame; blind tooled fleurons in each corner; four cord sewing supports laced through the boards; four raised bands; endbands; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy imperfect: blank leaf A1 wanting.
Copy-specific note
Ms. inscriptions in pencil on rear endpaper.
Subject
Quotations Early works to 1800.
Subject
Epigrams Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Walford, Benjamin, ? - d. ca. 1710 printer.
Added entry--name
Smith, Samuel, active 1681 - 1703 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B37826