Author
Mela, Pomponius
Title
Pomponii Melæ De situ orbis libri tres. : Æthici Cosmographia. H. Glareani compendiaria descriptio orbis terrarum..
Varying form of title
Pomponii Melae De situ orbis libri tres
Varying form of title
De situ orbis libri tres
Imprint
Parisiis, : Apud Ioan. Libert, via D. Ioan. Lateranensis, è regione Auditorij Regij., M. DC. XIX. [1619]
Physical description
261, [1] p. ; 11 cm (24mo)
Note
Signatures: A-Q8 R4.
Note
Title page ornament; head-pieces; tail-pieces; initials.
Note
Æthici Cosmographia has caption title on page 145; Henrici Loriti, Glareani Compendia Europæ descriptio has caption title on page 209.
Note
The text by Glareanus consistes of chapters 22-40 and the epilogue from his De geographia.
Formatted contents note
Contents: "Pomponii Melæ De situ orbis (pages 1-144) -- Æthici Cosmographia (pages 145-208) -- Henrici Loriti, Glareani Compendiaria Europæ descriptio (pages 209-233) -- Henrici Loriti, Glareani, Compendiaria Africæ descriptio (pages 233-238 -- [Henrici Loriti, Glareani] De Asia tertia parte mundi (pages 239-261) -- Epilogus (final, unnumbered page).
Citation/references note
CLC, M870
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
17th-century laced-case parchment; stiffened with paper boards; sewn on three supports; titles and date 1619 written in ink on spine.
Subject
Geography, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Geography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Aethicus Ister Cosmographia.
Added entry--name
Glareanus, Henricus, 1488-1563 Compendiaria descriptio orbis terrarum.
Added entry--name
Libert, Jean, -1646 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Glareanus, Henricus, 1488-1563 De geographia.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
B14576
UKSbSC
20230627164718.3