B12449

Shelfmark

Bf.7.20 - Bf.7.21

Title

Veteres de re militari scriptores quotquot extant, nunc primâ vice in unum redacti corpus. I. Flavii Vegetii Renati institutorum rei militaris libri V. II. Sexti Julii Frontini strategematum & strategicôn libri IV. III. Claudius Ælianus de instruendis aciebus. IV. Modestus de vocabulis rei militaris. V. Polybius de militia & castrametatione Romanorum. VI. Æneæ Poliorceticus, seu de toleranda obsidione. VII. Incerti autoris, de re militari opusculum, quod M. Tullio Ciceroni vulgò inscribitur. Accedunt I. Godescalci Stewechii ... in Fl. Vegetium commentarius. II. Ejusdem conjectanea, & Francisci Modii notæ in Sex. Jul. Frontinum. III. Petri Scriverii in Fl. Vegetium & Sex. Jul. Frontinum animadversiones.

Publication, distribution, etc.

Vesaliæ Clivorum :, Ex Officina Andreæ ab Hoogenhuysen,, 1670.

Physical description

2v., plate (folded) :, ill. ;, 8vo.

Note

Previously Bf.7.23-24, Bf.7.26-27 and Bf.7.25-26.

Note

Edited by Pieter Schrijver (BL).

Note

"Libellus de vocabulis rei militari" is attributed to Modestus, but is actually a forgery by G. P. Leto, or one of his pupils, based on Vegetius.

Note

Additional engraved title-pages.

Note

Pp 273-276 and 501-550 omitted in pagination of Vol. II.

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College.

Provenance

Topham stamp; bequeathed to Eton by Richard Topham in 1736.

Provenance

Ms. prize dedication on flyleaf, dated 1680. Name of recipient and school crossed through.

Binding

17th century gold-tooled, Dutch vellum, with central ornament and floral corners. Remains of ties.

Subject

Military art and science, Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Schrijver, Pieter

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Stewechius, Godescalcus

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Vegetius Renatus, Flavius.

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Frontinus, Sextus Julius

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Leto, Giulio Pomponio

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Polybius

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Aeneas, Tacticus,

Added entry--place

Germany, Wesel.

001B12449

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aBf.7.20 - Bf.7.21

24500$aVeteres de re militari scriptores quotquot extant, nunc primâ vice in unum redacti corpus. I. Flavii Vegetii Renati institutorum rei militaris libri V. II. Sexti Julii Frontini strategematum & strategicôn libri IV. III. Claudius Ælianus de instruendis aciebus. IV. Modestus de vocabulis rei militaris. V. Polybius de militia & castrametatione Romanorum. VI. Æneæ Poliorceticus, seu de toleranda obsidione. VII. Incerti autoris, de re militari opusculum, quod M. Tullio Ciceroni vulgò inscribitur. Accedunt I. Godescalci Stewechii ... in Fl. Vegetium commentarius. II. Ejusdem conjectanea, & Francisci Modii notæ in Sex. Jul. Frontinum. III. Petri Scriverii in Fl. Vegetium & Sex. Jul. Frontinum animadversiones.

260##$aVesaliæ Clivorum :$bEx Officina Andreæ ab Hoogenhuysen,$c1670.

300##$a2v., plate (folded) :$bill. ;$c8vo.

500##$aPreviously Bf.7.23-24, Bf.7.26-27 and Bf.7.25-26.

500##$aEdited by Pieter Schrijver (BL).

500##$a"Libellus de vocabulis rei militari" is attributed to Modestus, but is actually a forgery by G. P. Leto, or one of his pupils, based on Vegetius.

500##$aAdditional engraved title-pages.

500##$aPp 273-276 and 501-550 omitted in pagination of Vol. II.

561##$aBookplate of Eton College.

561##$aTopham stamp; bequeathed to Eton by Richard Topham in 1736.

561##$aMs. prize dedication on flyleaf, dated 1680. Name of recipient and school crossed through.

563##$a17th century gold-tooled, Dutch vellum, with central ornament and floral corners. Remains of ties.

650#0$aMilitary art and science$xEarly works to 1800.

7001#$aSchrijver, Pieter

7001#$aStewechius, Godescalcus

7001#$aVegetius Renatus, Flavius.

7001#$aFrontinus, Sextus Julius.

7001#$aLeto, Giulio Pomponio

7000#$aPolybius.

7000#$aAeneas$cTacticus,

752##$aGermany$dWesel.