Shelfmark
Ge.3.18
Author
Title
Monumenta illustrium virorum, et elogia. Cura ac studio Marci Zuerii Boxhornii..
Varying form of title
Monvmenta illvstrivm virorum, et elogia
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Monumenta clarorum virorum
Varying form of title
Monvmenta clarorvm virorvm
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Monumenta aliquot sepulchralia veterum Romanorum æri incisa
Varying form of title
Monvmenta aliqvot sepulchralia veterum Romanorum aeri incisa
Publication, distribution, etc.
Amstelodami : Apud Joannem Janssonium,, Anno 1638.
Physical description
[4], 176, [6] p., [1], 88-125 leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm. (fol.)
Note
Engraved illustrated title-page (plate).
Note
"Monumenta clarorum virorum" has divisional half-title on leaf A1 recto; "Monumenta aliquot sepulchralia veterum Romanorum æri incisa" has divisional half-title on leaf X5 recto; this section consists of the engraved plates number 88-125 (plates 1-87 are included in text).
Note
Signatures: pi² A-B⁶ C-V⁴ X⁶(-X6) *².
Note
Tail-piece; woodcut historiated initials.
Note
Includes index.
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
17th century calf; boards have double-blind-fillet border frames with additional vertical line close to spine; five raised bands; red goatskin spine label with gilt title in triple-gold-fillet frame: "Monume Illust[r] Virorum"; board edges tooled in blind; text block edges sprinkled red and blue; printed waste used for endpapers (from a 12mo edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses and a folio book of psalms).
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fi.1.03.
Subject
Sepulchral monuments Italy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Epitaphs Italy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Relief (Sculpture) Italy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Sepulchral monuments Pictorial works Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Jansson, Jan, 1588 - 1664 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B48482