Shelfmark
Gh.3.08
Author
Title
Gerardi Joannis Vossii Etymologicon linguæ Latinæ. Præfigitur ejusdem De literarum permutatione tractatus. Præfigitur ejusdem De literarum permutatione tractatus.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Etymologicon linguæ Latinæ
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Etymologicon linguae Latinae
Publication, distribution, etc.
Amstelodami, : Apud Ludovicum & Danielem Elzevirios., CIƆ IƆ CLXII. [1662]
Physical description
[68], 606, [2] p. ; 37 cm. (fol.)
Language
Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek and Hebrew.
Note
Edited by Isaac Vossius.
Note
Title page printed in red and black.
Note
Woodcut printer's device with motto "Ne extra oleas" on title page (Rahir M.18); initials; tail-pieces.
Note
"Gerardi Joannis Vossii De literarum permutatione tractatus" and "Gerardi Joannis Vossii Etymologicon linguae Latinae" each have divisional half-title page on leaves *4 recto and G6 recto respectively.
Note
Signatures: *⁴ A-F⁴ G⁶, ²A-4G⁴ (4G4 blank).
Note
Main body of text printed in double columns.
Note
Includes index.
Citation/references note
Copinger, H.B. The Elzevier Press, no.5028
Citation/references note
Lawn, Brian. Catalogus Bibliotheca Lawnianae, p.167
Citation/references note
Willems, A. Les Elzevier, no.1295
Citation/references note
Rahir, no.1333
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Provenance
Bookplate recording donation by Edward Waddington to Eton in 1731.
Provenance
Ownership inscription on t.p.: 'Sam[ue]lis Haywood Chir[urgi?] Lond[inensis]''. The same inscription is found in a copy of a medical book at Foyle Special Collections R128.6 ING at King's College (London).
Binding
17th-century (?) plain marbled calf; borders decorated with two blind tooled fillets; six rased bands and gold titling on spine; marbled edges; recently rebacked with the addition of two flyleaves on front and back of book.
Subject
Latin language Etymology Dictionaries Early works to 1700.
Added entry--name
Vossius, Isaac, 1618 - 1689 editor.
Added entry--name
Elzevir, Louis, 1604 - 1670 printer.
Added entry--name
Elzevir, Daniel, 1626 - 1680 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--name
Haywood, Samuel former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
lat grc heb
Identifier
B50220