B28955

Shelfmark

Fd.4.08(01)

Author

Nepos, Cornelius

Uniform title

[Vitae excellentium imperatorum]

Title

Cor. Nepotis vulgo Æmilii Probi De vita excellentium imperatorum Græcorum ac Romanorum. /, Cum commentariis Dionysii Lambini Monstroliensis auctis nuper atque emendatis. Accesserunt commentarii, adnotationes, & notæ, Gyberti Longolii, Hieronymi Magii, & Ioannis Savaronis, cum excerptis è vetusto codice ms. P. Danielis. Praefixâ chronologia impp. Græciæ apud Probum, per olympiadas. Cum indicibus, prasertim auctorum qui in singulis commentatoribus laudantur vel illustratur accuratis.

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Cor. Nepotis vulgo Aemilii Probi De vita excellentium imperatorum Graecorum ac Romanorum

Varying form of title

Portion of title: De vita excellentium imperatorum Græcorum ac Romanorum

Publication, distribution, etc.

Francofurti, :, apud Claud. Marnium, & hered. Io. Aubrii.,, MDCVIII. [1608]

Physical description

[24], 471, [1] p. ;, Fo.

Note

De vita excellentium imperatorum is part of a lost work De viris illustribus; previously believed to be the work of Aemilius Probus, a grammarian of the time of Theodosius.

Note

With woodcut head-pieces and initials.

Note

With woodcut title-page vignette featuring Pegasus flying above a caduceus, two cornucopias, and two clasped hands; the device is repeated as a centrepiece on the final (otherwise blank) leaf.

Note

Includes index.

Note

Main body of text in single column, with notes and commentary in double columns.

Provenance

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

Binding

Mid-seventeenth century Dutch stiff vellum binding; gold tooled single fillet border and inner frame with diagonals, and fleur-de-lys fleurons at each corner; strapwork centrepiece with floral ornamentation; gold tooled single fillet on spine, with single fleuron in each compartment; black morocco spine label with gold tooled letters and frame; thumb index along fore-edge, of vellum tabs.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Fc.1.11.

Copy-specific note

Bound with one other item.

Subject

Nepos, Cornelius, Vitae excellentium imperatorum

Subject

Emperors, Rome, Biography, Early works to 1800.

Subject

Male (Place), History, Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Added entry--name

Daniel, Pierre

Added entry--name

Schottus, Andreas

Added entry--name

Savaron, Jean, editor.

Added entry--name

Marnius, Claudius, printer.

Added entry--name

Maggi, Girolamo, editor.

Added entry--name

Longueil, Gilbert de, editor.

Added entry--name

Lambin, Denys

Added entry--name

Reynolds, John, owner.

Added entry--name

Haeredes Johannis Aubrii, printer.

Added entry--place

Germany, Frankfurt am Main

001B28955

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aFd.4.08(01)

10010$aNepos, Cornelius

24010$aVitae excellentium imperatorum

24510$aCor. Nepotis vulgo Æmilii Probi De vita excellentium imperatorum Græcorum ac Romanorum. /$cCum commentariis Dionysii Lambini Monstroliensis auctis nuper atque emendatis. Accesserunt commentarii, adnotationes, & notæ, Gyberti Longolii, Hieronymi Magii, & Ioannis Savaronis, cum excerptis è vetusto codice ms. P. Danielis. Praefixâ chronologia impp. Græciæ apud Probum, per olympiadas. Cum indicibus, prasertim auctorum qui in singulis commentatoribus laudantur vel illustratur accuratis.

24630$aCor. Nepotis vulgo Aemilii Probi De vita excellentium imperatorum Graecorum ac Romanorum

24630$aDe vita excellentium imperatorum Græcorum ac Romanorum

260##$aFrancofurti, :$bapud Claud. Marnium, & hered. Io. Aubrii.,$cMDCVIII. [1608]

300##$a[24], 471, [1] p. ;$cFo.

500##$aDe vita excellentium imperatorum is part of a lost work De viris illustribus; previously believed to be the work of Aemilius Probus, a grammarian of the time of Theodosius.

500##$aWith woodcut head-pieces and initials.

500##$aWith woodcut title-page vignette featuring Pegasus flying above a caduceus, two cornucopias, and two clasped hands; the device is repeated as a centrepiece on the final (otherwise blank) leaf.

500##$aIncludes index.

500##$aMain body of text in single column, with notes and commentary in double columns.

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

563##$aMid-seventeenth century Dutch stiff vellum binding; gold tooled single fillet border and inner frame with diagonals, and fleur-de-lys fleurons at each corner; strapwork centrepiece with floral ornamentation; gold tooled single fillet on spine, with single fleuron in each compartment; black morocco spine label with gold tooled letters and frame; thumb index along fore-edge, of vellum tabs.

590##$aPrevious shelfmark: Fc.1.11.

590##$aBound with one other item.

60010$aNepos, Cornelius$tVitae excellentium imperatorum

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651#0$aMale$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

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7001#$aSchottus, Andreas

7001#$aSavaron, Jean$eeditor.

7001#$aMarnius, Claudius$eprinter.

7001#$aMaggi, Girolamo$eeditor.

7001#$aLongueil, Gilbert de$eeditor.

7001#$aLambin, Denys

7001#$aReynolds, John$eowner.

7102#$aHaeredes Johannis Aubrii$eprinter.

752##$aGermany$dFrankfurt am Main