B28711
Shelfmark
Ff.7.24(02)
Additional copy shelfmark
[Another copy:] I TBS
Author
Estienne, Henri
Title
In M.T. Ciceronis qua[m]plurimos locos castigationes Henrici Stephani partim ex eius ingenio, partim ex vetustissimo quoda[m] & emendatissimo exemplari.
Varying form of title
In M.T. Ciceronis quamplurimis locos castigationes Henrici Stephani
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Geneva] :, Ex Officina Henrici Stephani Parisiensi typographi.,, an. MDLVII [1557].
Physical description
[6], 114 p. ;, 17 cm.
Note
Printer's device on title page with motto "Noli altum sapere".
Note
Imprint place taken from Adam.
Note
Text in Roman, italic and Greek type.
Citation/references note
Adams,, S1778.
Citation/references note
Schrieber, F. Estiennes,, 144.
Provenance
[Ff.7.24(02)] Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on t.p. verso of first item bound in volume.
Provenance
[I TBS] 16th century ownership inscription on t.p.: Thomas Blage. "Tendit in ardua virtus" is written on t.p. in the same hand. Possibly Thomas Blague, c.1545-1611, dean of Rochester, and compiler of an anthology of classical aphorisms.
Provenance
[I TBS] 17th century ownership inscription on t.p.: Tho. Stone [?].
Provenance
[I TBS] Inscription on front flyleaf: Fl: Sydenham.
Provenance
[I TBS] Inscription on front flyleaf: JW[?] Cornish Merton Oxn Dbr 1837. Merton in this instance is almost certanily the village Merton near Bicester, where Francis Warre-Cornish's father Hubert Kestell Cornish was vicar from 1834.
Provenance
[I TBS] Donation inscription: d.d. FWarre Cornish V.P. 1895.
Provenance
[I TBS] Booklabel of Eton College Library.
Binding
[Ff.7.24(02)] ?16th-century dark brown calf; blind roll-tooled border with blind-tooled corner fleurons; blind-tooled centre-piece built from smaller tools; modern rebacking in brown calf stained to match with blind double filled and gold tooled title letters.
Binding
[I TBS] 17th century sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet border; gold tooled single fillet along board edges; modern rebacking in brown calf with gold tooled double fillet and title letters; marbled endpapers.
Copy-specific note
[Ff.7.24(02)] Bound with "Ciceronianum lexicon Græcolatinum", published in the same year; "Alphabetum Graecum", published by Robert Estienne in 1754; and "De abusu linguae Graecae in quibusdam vocibus quas Latina usurpat, admonitio Henrici Stephani", published in 1573.
Copy-specific note
[Ff.7.24(02)] Previously: Cf.7.27(02).
Copy-specific note
[Ff.7.24(02)] Earlier library shelfmark inside front cover: P.4.11.
Copy-specific note
[I TBS] Bound with "Ciceronianum lexicon Græcolatinum" published by Estienne in the same year.
Copy-specific note
[I TBS] Previously: Ff.7.24A(02).
Subject
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Added entry--name
Estienne, Henri, printer.
Added entry--name
Cornish, Francis Warre, former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland, Geneva.
Additional copy
[Another copy:] I TBS
B28711
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