B32381

Shelfmark

Fe.9.07

Author

Curtius Rufus, Quintus

Uniform title

[Historia Alexandri Magni]

Title

Q. Curtii De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum, libri decem. Quorum, qui toti temporis iniuria interciderant, duo priores, veterum exemplariu[m] præsidio restituti sunt. Ad haec. Alexandri Magni vitam ab Ioanne Monacho artificiosa breuitate omnia illius pene complectente, præposuimus. Accessere orationum & rerum memorabilium indices..

Varying form of title

Portion of title: De rebvs gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonvm, libri decem

Varying form of title

Portion of title: De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum, libri decem

Varying form of title

Q. Cvrtii De rebvs gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonvm, libri decem

Publication, distribution, etc.

Antuerpiae, :, In aedibus Petri Belleri,, 1579..

Physical description

[38], 440, [30] p. ;, 13 cm.

Note

Edited by A.B. Cospi who superscribes the dedicatory epistle.

Note

Signatures: A-Z⁸ Aa-Hh⁸ Ii⁶.

Note

Horizontal chain lines.

Note

Title within architectural woodcut border.

Note

Tailpiece and initial; printed marginalia.

Provenance

Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.

Provenance

Ms. inscription on title-page "Robertus Bassett", possibly Robert Bassett (1574-1641) of Umberley, Devon; Queen's College, Oxford, 1589; Inner Temple, 1590; M.P. for Plymouth, 1593; nighted in Ireland by Essex in 1599.

Binding

Full dark brown calf Oxford binding of c. 1600; blind-tooled oval interlaced stamp on covers; three sewing supports; black morocco spine-label.

Copy-specific note

Ms. list of names on verso of title-page: John; Alexander Marshall; George Kirke; Robert Pitts; John Symonds; Walter ?Weamouth (struck through in ink); Richard ?Beaple (struck through in ink); Nicholas ?Askey; John ?Yeard; "Robe" [i.e. Robert?]; ?Paige.

Copy-specific note

Some ms. marginalia, mostly doodles.

Copy-specific note

Previously Fd.7.08.

Subject

Alexander, the Great,

Added entry--name

Bellère, Pierre, printer.

Added entry--name

Cospi, Angelo Bartolomeo, editor.

Added entry--name

Johannes, Monachus,

Added entry--name

Reynolds, John, former owner.

Added entry--place

Belgium, Antwerp.

001B32381

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aFe.9.07

1001#$aCurtius Rufus, Quintus

24010$aHistoria Alexandri Magni

24510$aQ. Curtii De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum, libri decem. Quorum, qui toti temporis iniuria interciderant, duo priores, veterum exemplariu[m] præsidio restituti sunt. Ad haec. Alexandri Magni vitam ab Ioanne Monacho artificiosa breuitate omnia illius pene complectente, præposuimus. Accessere orationum & rerum memorabilium indices..

24630$aDe rebvs gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonvm, libri decem

24630$aDe rebus gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum, libri decem

2463#$aQ. Cvrtii De rebvs gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonvm, libri decem

260##$aAntuerpiae, :$bIn aedibus Petri Belleri,$c1579..

300##$a[38], 440, [30] p. ;$c13 cm.

500##$aEdited by A.B. Cospi who superscribes the dedicatory epistle.

500##$aSignatures: A-Z⁸ Aa-Hh⁸ Ii⁶.

500##$aHorizontal chain lines.

500##$aTitle within architectural woodcut border.

500##$aTailpiece and initial; printed marginalia.

561##$aBooklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.

561##$aMs. inscription on title-page "Robertus Bassett", possibly Robert Bassett (1574-1641) of Umberley, Devon; Queen's College, Oxford, 1589; Inner Temple, 1590; M.P. for Plymouth, 1593; nighted in Ireland by Essex in 1599.

563##$aFull dark brown calf Oxford binding of c. 1600; blind-tooled oval interlaced stamp on covers; three sewing supports; black morocco spine-label.

590##$aMs. list of names on verso of title-page: John; Alexander Marshall; George Kirke; Robert Pitts; John Symonds; Walter ?Weamouth (struck through in ink); Richard ?Beaple (struck through in ink); Nicholas ?Askey; John ?Yeard; "Robe" [i.e. Robert?]; ?Paige.

590##$aSome ms. marginalia, mostly doodles.

590##$aPreviously Fd.7.08.

60000$aAlexander$cthe Great,

7001#$aBellère, Pierre$eprinter.

7001#$aCospi, Angelo Bartolomeo$eeditor.

7000#$aJohannes$cMonachus,

7001#$aReynolds, John$eformer owner.

752##$aBelgium$dAntwerp.