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Shelfmark

Gc.8.33 - Gc.8.34

Author

Uniform title

[Anglica historia]

Title

Polydori Vergilii Vrbinatis Anglicæ historiæ libri vigintisex. Ab ipso autore postremùm iam recogniti, ádque amussim, salua tamen historiæ veritate, expoliti. Indices rerum singularum & vtiles & copiosos, in operis calce adiectos reperies..

Varying form of title

Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis Anglicae historiae libri vigintisex

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Anglicæ historiæ libri vigintisex

Varying form of title

Polydori Vergilij Vrbinatis Anglicae historiae libri vigintisex

Publication, distribution, etc.

Gandavi : Excudebat Cornelius Manilius, Anno Do. 1556-1557 [i.e. 1558.].

Physical description

2 v. ; 14 cm. (8vo)

Note

Volume 2 is dated 1557; the colophon to v.2 is dated 1558.

Note

Pagination: v.1: [8], 815, [1] p.; v.2: [2], 818-1743, [127] p.

Note

Includes book 27, covering the reign of Henry VIII.

Note

The epitome ends with the accession of Queen Elizabeth.

Note

Pagination: v.1: [8], 815, [1] p.; v.2: [2], 818-1743, [127] p.

Note

Both title pages with woodcut (printer's?) device on title page; device repeated on verso of final leaf of v.2; woodcut initials.

Provenance

Engraved armorial bookplate recording donation to Eton College in 1731 by Edward Waddington; 18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.

Provenance

Inscriptions at head of both title pages in Hebrew and Arabic letters (the former cropped in binding in vol. 2); unread.

Binding

?17th century limp parchment laced case binding, laced at head and tail and three sewing stations; yapp edges; remains of two pairs of ties.

Copy-specific note

Previous Eton shelfmark: Dp.6.12 - Dp.6.13.

Subject

Monarchy Great Britain History Early works to 1800.

Subject

Great Britain History.

Subject

Great Britain Kings and rulers Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Added entry--name

Added entry--place

Belgium Ghent.

Language code

lat

Identifier

B53230
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