Title
De vita et moribus imperatorum Romanorum / excerpta ex libris Sexti Aurelij Victoris à Cæsare Augusto vsque ad Theodosium Imperatorem. Editio vulgata. Andreas Schottus compositis tribus mss. cum vett. vulgatis emendabat ; scholiis & veris iconibus ex antiquis numismatis delineatis illustrabat. Quibus accesserunt & Eliæ Vineti notæ..
Varying form of title
De vita et moribvs imperatorvm Romanorvm
Imprint
Antuerpiæ, : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, Architypographi Regij., M. D. LXXIX. [1579]
Physical description
123, [13] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 16 cm (8vo)
Note
Printer's device on title page; woodcut initials; coin portraits of the emperors.
Note
Now unattributed.
Note
Signatures: A-H8 I4.
Note
M and D in the date of printing are printed with turned Cs.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Final leaf blank.
Citation/references note
Adams, A 2260
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
Late 17th-century mottled calf over paper boards; sewn on four supports; blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards edges of boards, with blind stamps at inner corners; five raised bands; blind fillets and rolls on spine; gilt roll around board edges; text block edges sprinkled red and blue.
Copy-specific note
Bound with: Sex. Aurelij Victoris Historiae Romanae breviarium (Antwerp, 1579).
Subject
Rome (Place) Kings and rulers Early works to 1800.
Subject
Rome (Place) History Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589 printer.
Added entry--name
Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629 editor.
Added entry--name
Victor, Sextus Aurelius attributed name.
Added entry--name
Vinet, Elie, 1509-1587 annotator.
Added entry--place
Belgium Antwerp.
B9201
UKSbSC
20190709145658.4