Shelfmark
Gh.2.08
Author
Title
Bibliotheca vniuersalis, siue Catalogus omnium scriptorum locupletissimus, in tribus linguis, Latina, Græca, & Hebraica: extantium et non extantiu[m], ueterum & recentiorum in hunc usq[ue] diem, doctorum et indoctorum, publicatorum et in bibliothecis latentium. Opus nouum, & no[n] bibliothecis tantum publicis priuatisue [sic] instituendis necessarium, sed studiosis omnibus cuiuscunq[ue] artis aut scientiæ ad studia melius formanda utilissimum: authore Conrado Gesnero Tigurino doctore medico.
Varying form of title
Bibliotheca universalis, sive Catalogus omnium scriptorum locupletissimus
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Catalogus omnium scriptorum locupletissimus
Publication, distribution, etc.
Tiguri : Apud Christophorum Froschouerum, Mense Septembri, Anno M.D.XLV [1545]
Physical description
[18], 631, [1] leaves ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Note
Signatures: *⁸ (*8 blank) A⁶ B⁴ a-z⁶, ²A-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ aa-zz⁶ AA-MM⁶ NN⁸ (-NN8)
Note
Printer's device on title-page; coat of arms of Leonardus Beckh on f. *7 verso.
Note
Woodcut initials and printed marginalia.
Note
Includes index.
Citation/references note
Adams, G516
Provenance
Booklabel recording donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.
Provenance
Post 1562 manuscript note on f. NN8 recto with the index of another two works by Gessner, the Pandectarum sive Partitionum universalium Conradi Gesneri printed in 1548 and the Catalogo librorum printed in 1562.
Provenance
Armorial bookstamp (supralibros) of King Edward VI (1547-1553).
Binding
17th-century English calf binding; binder known as Medallion Binder (see a very similar binding in BL Bookbinding database, shelfmark Davis86); gilt tooled frame between blind triplet fillet frame with smaller decorations at inner and outer corners; diamond shape blind triplet fillet decoration with one gold fillet in the middle; central armorial stamp of Edward VI; six raised bands with double alum-tawed skin supports and decorated with blind fillets; gold titling on spine; traces of two ties, right to left; ms leaves beneath pastedowns; gold edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark on front flyleaf: Fh.1.1.
Copy-specific note
Post 1891 note about the binding on front pastedown.
Subject
Universal bibliography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Froschauer, Christoph, ? - -1564 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Edward, VI (King of England), 1537 - 1553 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Zurich.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B50206