Shelfmark
Gc.4.11
Author
Uniform title
[De rerum inventoribus. English]
Title
A pleasant and compendious history of the first inventers and instituters of the most famous arts, misteries, laws, customs, and manners in the whole world. Together with many other rarities and remarkable things rarely known, and never before made publick. To which is added, several curious inventions peculierly attributed to England and English-men. The whole work alphabetically digested, and very helpful to the readers of history..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for John Harris, at the Harrow against the church in the Poultrey,, 1686..
Physical description
[16], 44, 35-159, [5] p. ; 14 cm. (12mo)
Note
A translation of: De rerum inventoribus.
Note
Preface signed: J.H. [i.e. John Harris, the publisher].
Note
Advertisements on pp. [160-163], final page blank.
Note
"This is Langley's translation arranged alphabetically, with some alterations, omissions, and additions." Cf. J. Ferguson. Bibliographical notes on the English translation of Polydore Vergil's work, "De inventoribus rerum." Westminster, 1888, p. 32.
Note
At foot of title: Price bound one shilling.
Note
Text continuous despite pagination.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), V598
Citation/references note
ESTC, R21854
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
?Contemporary sprinkled sheep; border of blind double fillets; rebacked in 20th century sprinkled goatskin; red leather spine label; sprinkled text block edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fg.6.21.
Subject
Civilization History Early works to 1800.
Subject
Inventions Early works to 1800.
Subject
Inventors Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Harris, John, 1667? - 1719 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng lat
Identifier
B48874