Shelfmark
Iaa5.6.03
Author
Title
Mithridates. De differentiis linguarum tum veterum tum quæ hodie apud diuersas nationes in toto orbe terraru[m] in usu sunt, Conradi Gesneri Tigurini obseruationes..
Varying form of title
De differentiis linguarum tum veterum tum quae hodie apud diuersas nationes in toto orbe terrarum in usu sunt
Varying form of title
De differentiis lingvarvm tvm vetervm qvae hodie apud diuersas nationes in toto orbe terrarum[m] in usu sunt
Publication, distribution, etc.
Tiguri : Excudebat Froschouerus., Anno M.D.LV. [1555]
Physical description
[2], 78 leaves, [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Note
Imprint date precedes place of publication and name of printer on title page.
Note
With a large folded leaf (plate) which includes the Lord's Prayer printed in 22 languages, with dedication caption "Magnifico et nobili viro D.Leonardo Bekk a Bekkenstain, Caesareo senatori, Conradus Gesnerus", and imprint: "Tiguri apud Froschouerum, anno M. D. LV.".
Note
The section on the Armenian language 'De Armenica Lingua' is contained in leaves 10-11, including the Lord's prayer in transliterated form with title "Oratio Dominica in lingua Armenica" on leaf 10 recto.
Note
Includes "Das Elemental vn[d] Vocabulari der Rotwelschen Grammatic vnd spraach / Von den hochgelerten Ca[m]mesierern in der Wanderschafft beschriben / Das nit ein yeder Hautz verlunschen vnd barlen mög. Ja ein dart vffsyn giel" (printed in black letter) on leaves K3v-K7v. This is a German Renaissance vocabulary of underworld slang, first printed at Basel in 1540.
Note
Copies at the British Library (621.b.41) and Bodleian Library (Douce L.528).
Note
A second edition was published in 1610 (cf. Bodleian Library, 80v.84.Art.).
Note
Signatures: A-K⁸.
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, 1064
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 657
Citation/references note
Adams, G550
Citation/references note
VD16, G1767
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of "Nordkirchen" with two armorial devices, and ms. shelfmark in form lit.D.c.n.39.
Provenance
Early ownership inscription on title page of Michael Kroch; traces of an earlier inscription, rubbed out.
Binding
?17th-century calf; four raised bands; gold-tooled spine compartments; red leather spine label; paper spine label with ms. inventory number "3909"; paper slip pasted inside back cover with ms. inventory number "3237".
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting the folded plate, and leaf 78 torn with loss of final section of text.
Copy-specific note
Marginal annotation on leaf 18r, cropped in binding.
Subject
Comparative linguistics Early works to 1800.
Subject
Philology Early works to 1800.
Subject
Language and languages Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Froschauer, Christoph, ? - -1564 printer.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug donor.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Zurich.
Language code
lat mul
Identifier
B43298