Shelfmark
Gg.2.05 - Gg.2.06
Author
Uniform title
[Opus de doctrina temporum]
Title
Dionysii Petauii Aurelianensis e Societate Iesu, Opus de doctrina temporum: : diuisum in partes duas: quarum prior [ta technika] temporum, posterior [ta historoumena] complectitur..
Varying form of title
Dionysii Petavii Avrelianensis e Societate Iesv Opvs de doctrina temporvm
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opus de doctrina temporum
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Opvs de doctrina temporvm
Publication, distribution, etc.
Lutetiae Parisiorum, : Sumptibus Sebastiani Cramoisy, viâ Iacobaeâ, sub Ciconiis. , M.DC.XXVII. [1627]
Physical description
2 v. ([48], 886, [12]; [24], 896, [40] p.) : ill. (diagrs.) ; 37 cm. (Fo.)
Language
In Latin with some Greek quotations.
Note
Title-pages to both volumes printed in red and black. The 17th, 18th, 21st and 22nd words of the title are transliterated from Greek.
Note
Engraved publisher's device on title pages to both volumes, with initials S.C. and motto "Honora patrem tuum, et matrem tuam, ut sis longaevus super terram. Ex. XX".
Note
Vol. 2 has title "Dionysii Petauii Aurelianensis e Societate Iesu, De doctrina temporum pars altera ...".
Note
Vol. 1 has a preliminary half-title leaf.
Note
Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek.
Note
Illustrated throughout with woodcut tables and diagrams.
Note
Some words in title transliterated from the Greek.
Note
Errata p. [12] (final count) in vol. 1., p. [37] (final count) in vol. 2.
Note
Signatures: v.1: ã-õ⁶ A-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ Aaa-Rrr⁶ (-Rrr6) Sss-Zzz⁶ Aaaa-Ffff⁶; v.2: ã-ẽ⁶ a-z⁶ aa-zz⁶ aaa-zzz⁶ aaaa-iiii⁶ (iiii6 blank).
Note
Woodcut head- and tail- pieces, initials.
Provenance
Front endleaf of volume 2 bears 17th century inscription: John Cradock. The corner of the leaf to the right of the inscription has been excised, and may have borne more identifying details.
Provenance
Eton College Library booklabel printed in red and black on pastedowns of both volumes. The first volume also bears the 20th century Eton College Library armorial bookplate by Reynolds Stone.
Binding
Late 17th or early 18th century mid brown calf with dark brown mottled central panel and patches radiating from central panel; gold tooled double fillet frames; gold stamped ornaments at corners of central panel; gold tooled single fillet on board edges; gold tooled double fillet on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled triple fillet frame and title; six raised bands; red and brown sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Do.1.10-11, Gg.2.4-5.
Subject
Chronology Early works to 1800.
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Calendar Early works to 1800.
Subject
Church calendar Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Cramoisy, Sébastien, 1585 - 1669 publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B49867