Shelfmark
Ga.5.08
Author
Uniform title
[Works. Selections. 1556]
Title
Ioannis Caii Britanni Opera aliquot et versiones, : partim iam nata, partim recognita atque aucta. Eorum catalogum versa pagina exhibet.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opera aliqvot et versiones
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opera aliquot et versiones
Varying form of title
Ioannis Caii Britanni Opera aliqvot et versiones
Publication, distribution, etc.
Louanii. : Apud Antonium Mariam Bergagne typ. iur. Cum priuil. Cae. Ma. ad quadrennium., 1556.
Physical description
[5], 6-355, [1] p. : ill. (ports.) ; 17 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Woodcut initials.
Note
Signatures: A-X⁸ Y¹⁰.
Note
"Ioannis Caii De ephemera Britannica, liber vnus, non ante editus" and "C. Galeni nobiliss. medici Opera aliquot, partim non antea aedita: partim emendata, & per Ioannem Caium Britannum versa" each have divisional half-t.p. on leaves H2r and P5r respectively; pagination and register continuous. The works by Galen are translations by Caius into Latin from the original Greek.
Note
Woodcut medallion portrait of the author on leaf A2r and repeated on leaf H2r.
Note
Printer's device on t.p.
Note
Errata on leaf Y10r.
Note
Another issue has colophon on leaf Y10r reads : Typ. Reineri Velp. Diesten[ius]. Anno 1556.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Ioannis Caij Britanni De medendi methodo, libri primus[-secundus] ; Ioannis Caij Britanni De ephemera Britannica, liber vnus, non ante aeditus. -- Galeni De propriis libris, liber ; Galeni De ordine librorum suorum, liber ; Galeni De ratione victus Hippocratis in morbis acutis, liber ; Galeni De decretis Hippocratis & Platonis liber primus / Ioanne Caio Britanno interprete.
Citation/references note
BM STC Dutch and Flemish, 1470-1600, p. 45
Citation/references note
Adams, C117
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Earlier inscription on top right corner of title-page has been partly torn off.
Binding
Early 18th century quarter mid brown sheep; red, yellow and blue nonpareil marbled paper on boards; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters and double fillet; gilt edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Ff.6.5, Ga.5.7.
Subject
Medicine Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Bergagne, Antoine-Marie printer.
Added entry--name
Galen Works. Latin. 1556.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Belgium Louvain.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B46336