Author
Lucretius Carus, Titus
Uniform title
De rerum natura
Title
Titi LucretI Cari philosophi & poëtae antiquissimi De rerum natura libri sex. / Notis breuioribus ex ipso potissimùm auctore succinctè & perspicuè illustrati: cum lexico, siue indice absolutissimo omnium elegantiarum Lucretianarum: cura et labore Danielis Parei. Accesserunt Scipionis CapicI De principiis rerum libri duo: necnon AonI PalearI Verulani De animorum immortalitate libri tres..
Varying form of title
Titi Lucretii Cari philosophi & poëtae antiquissimi De rerum natura libri sex
Varying form of title
Titi Lvcretii Cari philosophi & poëtae antiquissimi De rervm natvra libri sex
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De rerum natura libri sex
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De rervm natvra libri sex
Imprint
Francofurti, : Impensis Guilielmi Fitzeri, librarii Angli, excudebat Wolfgang. Hofmannus., Anno M D C XXXI. [1631]
Physical description
79, [1], 262, [2], 127, [1]; [576] p. ; 15 cm (8vo)
Note
Signatures: *-5*⁸ A-Q⁸ R⁴, A-H⁸; A-Nn⁸.
Note
Part 2: "Scipionis CapicI De principiis rerum" (127 p.) has half title; part 3: 'Lexicon Lucretianum, sive in Titi Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libros VI. ... Danielis Parei.' ([576] p.) has special title page with imprint "Francofurti, Typis excudebat Wolfgangus Hofmannus. Impensis Guilielmi Fitzeri. Anno M. DC. XXXI.".
Provenance
Pressmark of Seth Ward on upper endleaf: B:5:37. Pressmark on upper turn-in B:5:73[?].
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.” pasted over Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate with inscription “This book belongs to the library of the Cathedral Church of New Sarum. James Evans, D. D. Librarian. 1817.”
Binding
Mid-17th-century dark brown calf over paper boards; sewn on four supports; blind fillets forming rectangular frame at perimeter of boards, with additional vertical blind fillet towards spine edge; four raised bands; blind fillets and hatching on spine; later (18th-century?) horizontal gilt fillets and "1631" on spine; text block edges sprinkled red.
Copy-specific note
Manuscript list of contents on upper endleaf.
Subject
Philosophy, Ancient Poetry.
Subject
Epicureans (Greek philosophy) Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Pareus, Daniel, 1605-1635 editor.
Added entry--name
Capece, Scipione, approximately 1480-1551 De principiis rerum.
Added entry--name
Paleario, Aonio, 1503-1570 De animorum immortalitate.
Added entry--name
Fitzer, William, approximately 1600-1671 publisher.
Added entry--name
Hoffmann, Wolfgang, active 1624-1647 printer.
Added entry--name
Ward, Seth, 1617-1689 former owner.
Added entry--uncontrolled related/analytical title
Scipionis CapicI De principiis rerum
Added entry--uncontrolled related/analytical title
Lexicon Lucretianum, sive in Titi Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libros VI
Added entry--place
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
B9155
UKSbSC
20190708150252.7