B32291

Shelfmark

Fe.7.24

Main entry - uniform title

Scriptores historiae Augustae., 1592

Title

Historiae Augustæ scriptores, ab imperio Nervæ vsque ad Constantium Constantini filium, rerum per CCC. ann. variis mundi partibus gestarum seriem & circunstantias explicantes. :, His nunc primùm accesserunt breuiaria singulis libris præfixa. Perpetuæ ad marginem notæ morales ac politicæ. Gnomologia historica. Orationum, epistolarum, & rerum isignium index. Subinucta est ad lectorem, De instituto & vsu huius historiæ præfatio.

Varying form of title

Historiae Augustae scriptores, ab imperio Nervae usque ad Constantium Constantini filium

Varying form of title

Historiae Avgvstae scriptores, ab imperio Nervae vsque ad Constantium Constantini filium

Publication, distribution, etc.

Lugduni [i.e. Geneva?], :, Apud Franciscum le Preux.,, M.D.X.CII. [1592]

Physical description

[20], 816, [68] p. ;, 16 cm.

Note

One volume only of an anthology drawn from writers from Plutarch onwards, published as: Historiae Augustae tomus primus [-VI]. Lugduni [i.e. Geneva?] : Apud Franciscum le Preux, 1593 [i.e. 1592]-1595. See Adams, S782.

Note

Catalogued from an imperfect copy comprising vol. 2 only, including the lives from the early compilation known as Scriptores historiae Augustae, interspersed under each ruler with accounts from other sources.

Note

Signatures: *⁸ **² A-Z⁸ Aa-Zz⁸ AA-II⁸ KK².

Note

Head- and tail- pieces; initials.

Note

Printer's device on title-page and final page.

Note

Printed side-notes.

Citation/references note

Adams,, S782

Provenance

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

Binding

17th-century mottled calf binding; blind-tooled corner fleurons within blind double fillet borders; four raised bands; red morocco spine-label.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: vol. 2 only.

Copy-specific note

Ms. inscription on title-page: Tomus secundus.

Copy-specific note

Previously Fd.7.24.

Subject

Emperors, Rome, Chronology.

Subject

Male (Place), History.

Added entry--name

Le Preux, François, printer.

Added entry--name

Reynolds, John, former owner.

Added entry--place

Switzerland, Geneva.

Added entry--place

France, Lyon.

001B32291

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aFe.7.24

1300#$aScriptores historiae Augustae.$f1592

24510$aHistoriae Augustæ scriptores, ab imperio Nervæ vsque ad Constantium Constantini filium, rerum per CCC. ann. variis mundi partibus gestarum seriem & circunstantias explicantes. :$bHis nunc primùm accesserunt breuiaria singulis libris præfixa. Perpetuæ ad marginem notæ morales ac politicæ. Gnomologia historica. Orationum, epistolarum, & rerum isignium index. Subinucta est ad lectorem, De instituto & vsu huius historiæ præfatio.

2463#$aHistoriae Augustae scriptores, ab imperio Nervae usque ad Constantium Constantini filium

2463#$aHistoriae Avgvstae scriptores, ab imperio Nervae vsque ad Constantium Constantini filium

260##$aLugduni [i.e. Geneva?], :$bApud Franciscum le Preux.,$cM.D.X.CII. [1592]

300##$a[20], 816, [68] p. ;$c16 cm.

500##$aOne volume only of an anthology drawn from writers from Plutarch onwards, published as: Historiae Augustae tomus primus [-VI]. Lugduni [i.e. Geneva?] : Apud Franciscum le Preux, 1593 [i.e. 1592]-1595. See Adams, S782.

500##$aCatalogued from an imperfect copy comprising vol. 2 only, including the lives from the early compilation known as Scriptores historiae Augustae, interspersed under each ruler with accounts from other sources.

500##$aSignatures: *⁸ **² A-Z⁸ Aa-Zz⁸ AA-II⁸ KK².

500##$aHead- and tail- pieces; initials.

500##$aPrinter's device on title-page and final page.

500##$aPrinted side-notes.

5104#$aAdams,$cS782

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

563##$a17th-century mottled calf binding; blind-tooled corner fleurons within blind double fillet borders; four raised bands; red morocco spine-label.

590##$aImperfect: vol. 2 only.

590##$aMs. inscription on title-page: Tomus secundus.

590##$aPreviously Fd.7.24.

650#0$aEmperors$zRome$xChronology.

651#0$aMale$xHistory.

7001#$aLe Preux, François$eprinter.

7001#$aReynolds, John$eformer owner.

752##$aSwitzerland$dGeneva.

752##$aFrance$dLyon.