Author
Boodt, Anselmus de, 1550-1632
Title
Gemmarum et lapidum historia. / Quam olim edidit Anselmus Boetius de Boot Brugensis, Rudolphi II. Imperatoris medicus. Postea Adrianus Tollius, Lugd.- Bat., M. D., recensuit; figuris melioribus, & commentariis pluribus illustravit, & indice auxit multo locupletiore..
Edition
Tertia editio longe purgatissima. Cui accedunt Ioannis de Laet, Antvverpiani, De gemmis & lapidibus libri II. Et Theophrasti Liber de lapidibus, Gr. & Lat. cum brevibus notis..
Imprint
Lugdini Batavorum, : Ex officina Ioannis Maire,, M D C XLVII. [1647]
Physical description
[8], 576, [24]; [64], 210, [6] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill. (woodcuts), tables ; 18 cm (8vo)
Note
Signatures: (?)4 A-Z8 Aa-Oo8 Pp4; *8 **8 ***8 ****8 A-N8 O4.
Note
Printer's device on title page; woodcut initials.
Note
"Ioannis de Laet Antvverpiani De gemmis et lapidibus libri duo. Quibus præmittitur Theophrasti Liber de lapidibus Græce & Latine cum brevibus annotationibus" has separate title page with same imprint as main title page, and separate pagination and register.
Citation/references note
CLC, B2050
Provenance
Pressmark of Seth Ward (1617-1689) on upper free endleaf: B:3:47.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
17th-century dark brown calf over paper boards; sewn on four tawed leather supports; boards decorated with blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards; spine with four raised bands, blind hatching at head and tail, and gilt fillets; blind hatching on board edges adjacent to spine; blind fillet around board edges; text block edges sprinkled red; leather spine label with title; date 1647 tooled in gilt at tail of spine.
Copy-specific note
Endleaves appear to be paper manuscript waste, as they contain annotations, including financial accounts, some of which are dated January 1636 (i.e. 1637).
Subject
Stone Early works to 1800.
Subject
Precious stones Early works to 1800.
Subject
Mineralogy Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Laet, Joannes de, 1581-1649 De gemmis et lapidibus libri duo.
Added entry--name
Theophrastus Liber de lapidibus.
Added entry--name
Maire, Joannes printer.
Added entry--name
Ward, Seth, 1617-1689 former owner.
Added entry--name
Tollius, Adrianus, active 17th century editor.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Leiden.
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