[Polybiou Megalopolitou istoriōn biblia 5, kai epitomai 12] =
Polybij Megalopolitani Historiarum libri priores quinque /
Nicolao Perotto Episcopo Sipontino interprete ; item, epitome sequentium librorum usque ad decimumseptimum, Vuolfgango Musculo interprete ; rerum quoq[ue] & uerborum in ijsdem memorabilium index.
Description
- Related Names
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Wenzel, August Georg Heinrich, 1783-, former owner.
Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560, former owner.
Herwagen, Johann, 1497-1559?, printer.
Musculus, Wolfgang, 1497-1563.
Perotti, Niccolò, 1430-1480.
Salzwedel (Germany). Königliches Gymnasium.
- Language(s)
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Latin ; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Published
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Basileae : Per Ioannem Heruagium, [Anno 1549 mense Martio].
- Note
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Includes index.
Includes books 1-16 and 18.
Publisher's device on title page; woodcut initials.
Pages α1b, 2a4a, b, and β1b are blank.
Collation: α⁴ a-z⁶ 2a⁴ β⁴ A-2C⁶ 2D¹⁰ (-2D10) [$4 signed (-α1, y4, β1, +2D5, 2D6)]
Date from colophon.
In Greek and Latin.
Latin translation has separate title page: Polybii Megalopolitani Historiarum libri priores quinque / Nicolao Perotto Epicopo Sipontino interprete ; item, epitome sequentium librorum usque ad decimumseptimum, Vuolfgango Musculo interprete ; rerum & uerborum in hisce memorabilium index. Basileae.
Also available in an electronic version.
From the library of Philipp Melanchthon, with his numerous annotations in Latin and Greek throughout the volume; the annotations show Melanchthon's close engagement with the text and they include a schematic map of Sicily on leaf b3v; manuscript ownership inscription of August Georg Heinrich Wenzel (teacher at Salzwedel Gymnasium) on title page; book label of the Salzwedel Gymnasium Library on front pastedown and later stamp of the library on verso of front endpaper.
- Physical Description
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[8], 282, [10], 323, [11] pages ;
30 cm. (fol. in 6s)
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