Shelfmark
Gh.3.02
Author
Uniform title
[Adagia]
Title
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.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Geneva : Oliua Roberti Stephani, M. D. LVIII. [1558]
Physical description
[32] leaves, 1126 numbered columns ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Note
Signatures: ã⁸ ẽ⁸ ĩ⁸ õ⁸ a-z⁸ A-L⁸ M¹⁰.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Final page is blank.
Note
Printer's device on title page; printed marginalia.
Citation/references note
Adams, E-456.
Citation/references note
Renouard, 89 no.4.
Citation/references note
Schreiber, E. K. The Estiennes, 114.
Provenance
Booklabel recording donation to Eton College from John Reynolds in 1751.
Provenance
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.
Provenance
Latin annotation about the sale of the copy, undated and unsigned, c. 791.
Binding
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.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect copy, wanting the t.p.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark Fi.1.05.
Subject
Proverbs Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Estienne, Robert, 1503? - 1559 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Geneva.
Identifier
B50214