Shelfmark
Gd.7.37
Author
Title
Histoire du gouvernement de Venise, par le sieur Amelot de La Houssaie..
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Histoire du gouvernement de Venise et Examen de la liberté
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Suite de l'histoire du gouvernement de Venise, ou, L'histoire des Uscoques
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Examen de la liberté originaire de Venise
Edition
Derniere edition, reveüe, corrigée & augmentée, avec figures..
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Amsterdam, : Chez Pierre Mortier, libraire sur le Vygendam à la Ville de Paris., MDCXCV. [1695]
Physical description
3 v. in 2 ([28], 16, 450; [4], 451-571, [69]; [2], 175, [1]; [16], 277, [11] p.) : ill. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Note
Title-pages printed in red and black.
Note
Added engraved title-page (Histoire du gouvernement de Venise et Examen de la liberté) and engraved title vignette: v. 1-2.
Note
Title varies, v. 3: Suite de l'histoire du gouvernement de Venise, ou, L'histoire des Uscoques.
Note
V. 3 is a translation of the "Storia degli Uscochi" by Minuccio Minucci, and the supplement to this work by Paolo Sarpi.
Note
V. 1 and 2 paged continuously.
Note
"Examen de la liberté originaire de Venise / traduit de l'italien ; avec une harangue de Loüis Hélian, traduite du Latin" (with special title-page): 175 p. at end of v. 2.
Note
Woodcut title vignette (v. 3), initials, head- and tailpieces.
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
18th century parchment over boards; tackets; text block edges dabbed with red and blue.
Copy-specific note
Ms. at foot of p. 175 (second count): "John".
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wants pp. 1-450 of v. 1 and initial [4] p. of v. 2.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fe.7.24.
Subject
Uskoks Early works to 1800.
Subject
Venice (Italy) Politics and government 697-1508.
Subject
Venice (Italy) History Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Minucci, Minuccio, 1551 - 1604 Historia degli Uscochi. French.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Mortier, Pierre, 1661 - 1711 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
fre ita lat
Identifier
B47999