Shelfmark
MS 31
Author
Uniform title
[A plaine discovery of the whole Revelation of Saint John. Italian. 1593.]
Title
De tutti secreti dell'Apocalisse, à Reuelatione de s. Giouanni. In due trattati: l'uno cercado, et prouando la vera interpretatione di quella: l'altro applicando al testo questa interpretatione per parafraso, et historia. / Per Giouanni Napeir [sic], cioè Nonpareil, signor de Merchiston. Et posta in francese per Georgio Thomson Scocese. Amplificata d'annotationi, et di quatro harmonie sopra l'Apocalisse per il translatore. Et dipoi per la gratia, et bonta di Dio posta in lingua Italiana per P.M.V. : manuscript.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Rome, 1627.
Physical description
1 volume ([9], 91, [8], 10 leaves, [1] folded leaf) : paper ; 35 x 22 cm.
Note
John Napier's commentary on the Book of Revelation was first published in English in 1593 (see ESTC S113080). Translated into French by George Thomson, Calvinist of La Rochelle and printed there in 1602.
Note
Title transcribed from title-page.
Note
In title, the letters 'di' from 'dipoi' have been crossed through by the scribe.
Note
Additional title given on title-page in late 17th or 18th century hand: John Nonsuch [i.e. Napier] his com[m]ent[ary] on ye Revelacons Italian.
Note
Place and date of production taken from statement on fol. 89r.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Includes additional material by George Thomson, under caption title: Q[u]atro harmonie sopra la rivelatione di S. Giovanni toccando il regno, il sacerdotio et profetia di Giesu Christo.
Note
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College Library on title-page.
Note
Previous shelfmarks: Bp.4.13; Bk.3.7; Bi.3.10.
Citation/references note
Bernard, Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae, 1697, Eton 1898/100.
Citation/references note
M.R. James, 31
Binding
Late 17th or early 18th century English light brown calf; blind tooled double fillet border; second frame of blind tooled dot and swag roll with lozenge-shaped arabeque ornaments at each corner; gold tooled dot roll on board edges; blind tooled doublle fillet on spine; gold tooled title and double fillet on spine; deckled edges.
Subject
Bible. Revelation. Commentaries. Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Rome.
Language code
ita eng
Identifier
B46480