Shelfmark
Fb.3.08
Author
Uniform title
[Metaphysics. 1585]
Title
Aristotelous kai Theophrastou ta meta ta physika = Aristotelis et Theophrasti Metaphysica. : Addita in sine varia locorum lectio, partim e diuersis editionibus, partim ex interpretibus. Addita item, præter indicem capitum, duo rerum ac verborum inventaria; Latinum & Græcum.
Varying form of title
Aristotelis et Theophrasti Metaphysica.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Francofurdi : Apud heredes Andreæ Wecheli, MDLXXXV [1585].
Physical description
[4], 318, [2]p ; 22cm. (4to).
Note
Signatures: [+]² A-Z4 Aa-Rr4.
Note
Printed waste used for pastedowns and flyleaves.
Note
Previously: Da.5.5.
Note
Some ms. inscriptions crossed through on title-page.
Note
Parallel title in Greek (transliterated) and Latin.
Note
Printer's device of André Wéchel (Silvestre 1225) on title page and on verso of final leaf; headpiece and initials.
Note
Corrigenda: p. 318.
Note
Part of a multivolume (11 vol.) set of Aristotles' works (1584-1587) edited by F. Syllburg. Only "Aristotelis Organon ..." may have a general title page; it is lacking in all the other volumes (Oxford University Library).
Note
Text entirely in Greek; some preliminaries, "variae lectiones" and indexes (in part) in Latin.
Provenance
Ms. inscription on title-page: "J. Cawley".
Provenance
Book-label of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
16th century brown calf; triple blind fillet to form a border; four raised bands; ms. spine title. As endleaves printed proofs of a few pages from M.I. Del'Espine, A very excellent and learned discourse, touching the tranquilitie and contentation of the minde..., translated by Ed. Smyth, Cambridge, John Legate, 1592.
Subject
Aristotle Criticism and interpretation.
Subject
Metaphysics Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Wechel, Andreas, ? - d. 1581 printer.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Sylburg, Friedrich, 1536 - 1596 editor.
Added entry--place
Germany Frankfurt.
Language code
grc lat
Identifier
B23016