Shelfmark
Gg.7.11
Author
Title
Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Liber utilissimus De conscribendis epistolis, continens artificium & praecepta in earum compositione observanda..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Liber utillissimus de conscribendis epistolis
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De conscribendis epistolis
Edition
Editio nova: diligenter ab erratis espurgata..
Publication, distribution, etc.
Amstelodami, : apud Henricum & Viduam Theodori Boom,, Anno 1682..
Physical description
470, [34] p. ; 14cm. (12mo)
Note
Signatures: A-X¹².
Note
Added title page engraving with date 1670.
Note
Printer's device on title page.
Note
Woodcut title vignette, initials, head- and tailpieces.
Note
"Des. Eras. Roter. Epistola ad christianiss. regem Gallorum, Franciscum I.", 20 p. at end.
Citation/references note
Lawn, Brian. Catalogus Bibliothecae Lawnianae, p. 66
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate recording gift to Eton College by Edward Waddington in 1731.
Binding
18th century calf skin binding with blind tooled double fillet borders; sprinkled textblock edges; gold tooled roll borders on board edge; red, gilt morocco spinelabel.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ck.7.11.
Copy-specific note
Curatorial note on r. front flyleaf.
Subject
Letter writing, Latin Early works to 1800.
Subject
Latin language, Medieval and modern Rhetoric Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Boom, Hendrick, 1644 - 1709 printer.
Added entry--name
Veris, Johanna, 1648 - 1712 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Identifier
B49414