C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis historiæ, tomus primus [- tertius]. . Cum commentariis & adnotationibus Hermolai Barbari, Pintiani, ... & variorum. Accedunt præterea variæ lectiones ex MSS. compluribus ... Item Joh. Fr. Gronovii notarum liber singularis ...
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1669
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3024284
Summary
Bibliographic description
3t. (t.1: [16],80,839,[137]p.; t.2: 917,[91]p.; t.3: 853,[83]p.) . ill.. . 8vo. Not indigenous. Shelved and uniform with other Pliny volumes. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate lettered Charles W. G. Howard. The gift of the Rt. Hon. Dir David Dvndas Knt. of Ochtertyre. M.D.CCC.LXXVII. (Franks 15506) [i.e. Charles Wentworth George Howard (1814-1879), from Sir David Dundas, 1st baronet (174901826), Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1809-1811]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 pastedown in Norris's hand: 'Castle Howard H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 3/2 '44 Lot 227 Đ5. Bound by C. Lewis'.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full red-brown morocco over boards; gilt fillets; spines gilt; gilt spine title 'Plinii Historia naturalis'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) Ermolao Barbaro (1454 - 1493) Patriarch of Aquileia Joannes Fredericus Gronovius the elder