Shelfmark
Gg.5.20
Author
Uniform title
[Raccolta di alcune cose più segnalate, che ebbero gli antichi, e di alcune altre trovate da' moderni. Latin]
Title
Guidonis Pancirolli Rerum memorabilium sive deperditarum pars prior commentarijs illustrata, et locis propè innumeris postremum aucta, ab Henrico Salmuth. Ambergensium sijndico emerito..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Rerum memorabilium sive deperditarum pars prior
Publication, distribution, etc.
Francofurti : Sumptibus Godefridi Tampachij., [1629] [- M.DC.XXXI.]. [1629-1631]
Physical description
2 pt. ([12], 349, [23]; [8], 313, [19] p.) ; 23 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: pars.1: [dagger]⁶ A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa² -- pars.2: )(⁴ a-z⁴ aa-ss⁴ tt² (tt2 blank).
Note
The title-page of pars.1 is etched and engraved, and undated (the dedication is dated 1629).
Note
Pars.2 has a separate dated title-page: "Guidonis Pancirolli JC. clarissimi Nova reperta sive Rerum memorabilium recens inventarum, & veteribus incognitarum, pars posterior; ex Italico Latinè reddita, nec non commentariis illustrata & locis propè innumeris postremùm aucta ab Henrico Salmuth Ambergensium syndico emerito. Cum indice rerum & verborum copiosissimo. Francofurti, Sumptibus Godefridi Tampachii, Typis Casparis Rôtelii. M. DC. XXXI".
Note
The first Latin edition translated from the Italian by Salmuth was published 1599-1602; the first Italian edition was not published until 1612 (cf. NUC pre-1956).
Note
The intaglio title page is signed: "Sebastian Furck. fecit".
Note
Woodcut device on title-page pars.2.
Note
Main text printed in double columns.
Note
Each part includes its own index.
Note
Head- and tail-pieces, initials and printed marginalia.
Citation/references note
BM STC German 17th cent., P56
Provenance
Booklabel recording bequest to Eton College by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Binding
18th century sprinkled calf skin binding with blind tooled double fillet borders; red stained textblock; brown and gilt morocco spinelabel.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Db.5.16.
Copy-specific note
Pencil inscription on v. final leaf.
Subject
Inventions History.
Subject
Inventions Early works to 1800.
Subject
Lost arts Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Furck, Sebastian, 1589 - 1666 etcher.
Added entry--name
Rötel, Kaspar printer.
Added entry--name
Tambach, Gottfried, fl. 1607 - 1632 publisher.
Added entry--name
Salmuth, Heinrich translator.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
Language code
lat ita
Identifier
B49589