Gh.3.02
[Adagia]
Adagiorum Chiliades quatuor cum sesquicenturia. Des. Erasmi Roterodami. Hæc editio multos Graecoru[m] Latinorúmque authorum locos emendatiores quàm in aliis sint editionibus, indicem item longè locupletiorem habet. Henrici Stephani animadversiones in Erasmicas quorundam adagiorum expositiones.
Geneva : Oliua Roberti Stephani, M. D. LVIII. [1558]
[32] leaves, 1126 numbered columns ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Signatures: ã⁸ ẽ⁸ ĩ⁸ õ⁸ a-z⁸ A-L⁸ M¹⁰.
Includes index.
Final page is blank.
Printer's device on title page; printed marginalia.
Adams, E-456.
Renouard, 89 no.4.
Schreiber, E. K. The Estiennes, 114.
Booklabel recording donation to Eton College from John Reynolds in 1751.
Annotations, doodles and reading marks throughout the book; names Samuel (c. 586) and John (c. 1118) written on margins; two other names Thomas Hewell and Samuel Ball written on M10 recto (damaged), but most probably not former owners; the name Sam appears also on the covers.
Latin annotation about the sale of the copy, undated and unsigned, c. 791.
16th-17th century English calf binding; roll-tooled frame (Oldham 517) decorated with triple blind fillet and vertical rolls at the centre; remains of tacks for clasps, left to right; one additional flyleaf on front and back of book.
Imperfect copy, wanting the t.p.
Previous shelfmark Fi.1.05.
Proverbs Early works to 1800.
Estienne, Robert, 1503? - 1559 printer.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Switzerland Geneva.
B50214