Author
Aphthonius, active 4th century-5th century
Uniform title
Progymnasmata. Latin
Title
Aphthonii Progymnasmata. / Partim à Rod. Agricola, partim à Io. Maria Catanæo, latinitate donata. Cum scholiis R. Lorichij. Nouissima editio superioribus emendatior & concinnior: adiecto indice vtilissimo..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Progymnasmata
Imprint
[Geneva] : Apud Iacobum Chouët., M. D. XCII. [1592]
Physical description
[12], 260 leaves ; 12 cm (16mo)
Note
Title page with decorative woodcut border and ornament; headpieces and initials.
Note
Printed marginalia.
Note
Signatures: *8 **4 a-z8 A-I8 K4.
Provenance
Inscriptions on upper flyleaves: "Beniamin Badby", "Tho: Poore", "Abraham Poore"; "B.B" inscribed on head-edge, "B. Badbye" inscribed on tail-edge.
Binding
16th-century dark brown calf over paper boards; sewn on four alum-tawed leather thongs; blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards edges of boards; blind centrepiece; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Manuscript notes, diagrams, pen trials, etc. on upper and lower endleaves.
Copy-specific note
Gatherings f and F misbound in each other's place.
Subject
Rhetoric, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Agricola, Rodolphus translator.
Added entry--name
Cattaneo, Giovanni Maria translator.
Added entry--name
Lorich, Reinhard commentator.
Added entry--name
Chouët, Jacques, active 1577-1599 printer.
Added entry--name
Badby, Benjamin former owner.
Added entry--name
Poore, Thomas former owner.
Added entry--name
Poore, Abraham former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Geneva.
B8984
UKSbSC
20190605171146.6