Shelfmark
Gh.4.04
Author
Title
Thresor de l'histoire des langues de cest vniuers. Contenant les origines, beautez, perfections, decadences, mutations, changements, conuersions, & ruines de langues ... Par M. Claude Duret Bourbonnois, President a Moulins. Nous auons adiousté deux indices: l'vn des chapitres: l'autre des principales matieres de tout ce thresor.
Varying form of title
Thresor de l'histoire des langves de cest vnivers
Edition
Seconde edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Yverdon, : De l'Imprimerie de la Societé Heluetiale Caldoresque., M. DC. XIX. [1619]
Physical description
[32], 1030 [i.e. 1020] p., [1] folded leaf of plates ; 23 cm. (4°)
Note
Signatures: *-2*⁴ [paragraph]-2[paragraph]⁴ A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Zzz⁴ Aaaa-Zzzz⁴ Aaaaa-Zzzzz⁴ Aaaaaa-Mmmmmm⁴ Nnnnnn².
Note
Woodcut title-page vignette; woodcut headpieces and initials.
Note
Includes index.
Numbering peculiarities note
Errors in pagination: page no.889-no.898 omitted, but text and register is continuous. There are numerous other pagination errors.
Provenance
Label recording the donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.
Provenance
Probably previous prices: 4.10 on the first flyleaf and 8.6 on the verso of the second flyleaf.
Provenance
Inscription 'Tho: Tullu'' on the verso of the second front pastedown.
Binding
?Late 17th-century mottled light brown calf; frame with two blind fillets on covers; four raised bands decorated with double blind fillet; gold titling on brown leather on spine; red edges; old written parchment used for spine support; two additional flyleaves on front and back of book.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark Fh.3.18.
Subject
Language and languages Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Société Caldoresque printer.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Yverdon.
Language code
fr
Identifier
B50236