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Shelfmark

Ic3.2.08

Title

Epigrammatum delectus ex omnibus tum veteribus, tum Recentioribus poetis Accurate decerptus. Cum dissertatione, de verâ pulchritudine & adumbratâ, in qua ex certis Principiis Rejectionis & Selectionis Epigrammatum causae redduntur. Adjectae sunt elegantes Sententiae ex antiquis Poetis parce sed severiori judicio selectae. Cum brevioribus Sententiis seu Proverbiis ex Autoribus Graecis & Latinis. Quibus hâc septimâ editione, subjungitur alterius delectûs specimen ex nuperis maximè poetis ab Electoribus praetermissis. In usum Scholæ Etonensis.

Publication, distribution, etc.

Londini : impensis Guil. Innys, ad insigne principis in coemeterio D. Pauli., MDCCXI. [1711]

Physical description

[48], 311, [1]; [4], 20 p ; 16 cm. (12mo)

Note

Compiled by Claude Lancelot, with a dissertation by Pierre Nicole, to whom the whole work is sometimes attributed.

Note

The first leaf contains the engraved arms of Eton.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T183111

Provenance

Ms. inscription on front endpaper: "Philip Norman [in ink] Given by him to Eton College 1918 [in pencil]".

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Revd T. Newcome.

Provenance

Ms. note from Philip Norman to Vaughan dated 1918 and ms. note in Norman's hand with bibliographic details of the book.

Binding

18th century brown sprinkled calf inboard binding with blind tooled concentric frame design; gold tooling around the outer edges of the boards; four raised bands; four cord sewing supports; red sprinkled edges; endbands.

Copy-specific note

Extract from bookseller's catalogue pasted on front endpaper.

Subject

Epigrams, Latin Early works to 1800.

Subject

Quotations, Latin Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Added entry--name

Nicole, Pierre, 1625 - 1695 attributed name.

Added entry--name

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Added entry--place

England London.

Identifier

B37868
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