Shelfmark
Gh.5.11
Author
Title
Bibliotheca scholastica instructissima, or, A treasury of ancient adagies and sententious proverbs selected out of the English, Greeke, Latine, French, Italian, and Spanish. Ranked in alphabeticall order and suited to one and the same sense. published by Thomas Draxe...
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Treasury of ancient adagies and sententious proverbs selected out of the English, Greeke, Latine, French, Italian, and Spanish
Publication, distribution, etc.
Londini, : Excudebat S.G., impensis Jos. Kirton, MDCLIV. [1654]
Physical description
[6], 247, [1] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
First published: London, 1616.
Note
Printer's device, initials, head-pieces.
Note
Mispagination.
Note
Signatures: [pi]⁴ (-[pi]1, blank?) A-P⁸ Q⁴.
Citation/references note
Wing D2143
Citation/references note
ESTC R1453
Provenance
Booklabel on front pastedown recording donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.
Provenance
Inscription and doodles by John Mills dated 1649 on title page.
Provenance
Scribbles and doodles by various hands on the last page with the date 1680.
Binding
18th-century plain sheep; frame with double blind fillet on covers; gold titling on red leather on spine and double blind fillet decorations.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect?: wanting initial blank leaf.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fh.7.17 and Gh.5.12.
Subject
Proverbs.
Subject
Quotations.
Added entry--name
Kirton, Joshua printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Language code
lat eng grc
Identifier
B50273