Shelfmark
Fi.7.22
Author
Title
Iosephi À Costa, Societatis Iesu, De natura Noui Orbis libri duo. Et De promulgatione euangelii apud barbaros, siue De procuranda Indorum salute, libri sex.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De procvranda Indorvm salute, libri sex
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De procuranda Indorum salute, libri sex
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De natvra Novi Orbis libri dvo. Et De promvlgatione evangelii apvd barbaros, siue De procvranda Indorvm salute, libri sex
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De natura Noui Orbis libri duo. Et De promulgatione euangelii apud barbaros, siue De procuranda Indorum salute, libri sex
Varying form of title
Iosephi A Costa, Societatis Iesv, De natvra Novi Orbis libri dvo. Et De promvlgatione evangelii apvd barbaros, siue De procvranda Indorvm salute, libri sex
Publication, distribution, etc.
Coloniae Agrippinae, : In officina Birckmannica, sumptibus Arnoldi Mylij., M.D.XCVI. [1596]
Physical description
[16], 581, [3] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
Originally published in Salamanca, 1588.
Note
"De procuranda salute Indorum, libri sex", pages 99-581.
Note
Tailpieces and initials; printed marginalia.
Note
Title-page vignette: Jesuit trigram.
Note
Signatures: [dagger]⁸ A-Z⁸ Aa-Nn⁸ Oo⁴ (Oo4 blank).
Note
Final leaf blank.
Citation/references note
JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, 1:339
Citation/references note
Alden, J.E. European Americana, 596/1
Citation/references note
Adams, A124
Provenance
18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on verso of title page. Ms. inscription inside front cover: "Liber Collegij beat. M. de Etona". ?Price in early hand on front flyleaf.
Provenance
20th-century red and black booklabel of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front flyleaf in contemporary hand: "the other parte of Josephus is in latine as Mr ?Pore sayth".
Binding
17th-century stiff parchment laced case binding, laced at four sewing supports; yapp edges; traces of ties; ms. spine title (washed out); paper fore-edge label attached inside front cover with ms. edge title "Acosta de natura novi orbis", partially obscured by booklabel.
Copy-specific note
Previously ?Eh.8.09.
Subject
Indians of South America Peru Early works to 1800.
Subject
Natural history Latin America Early works to 1800.
Subject
Indians of Mexico Early works to 1800.
Subject
Edge titles. rbbin
Subject
Paper labels. rbbin
Subject
Latin America Early works to 1800.
Subject
America Discovery and exploration Early works to 1800.
Subject
America Early accounts to 1600.
Added entry--name
Mylius, Arnold, 1540 - 1604 publisher.
Added entry--name
Officina Birckmannica printer.
Added entry--place
Germany Cologne.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B38219