Thesaurus graecarum antiquitatum, in quo continentur effigies virorum ac foeminarum illustrium, qui in graecis aut latinis monumentis aliqua memoriae pars datur, & in quocunque orbis terrarum spatio ob historiam, vel res gestas, vel inventa, vel locis nomina data, ac doctrinam meruerunt cognosci; ... Auctore Jacobo Gronovio.
Jacobus Gronovius (1645-1716)
Category
Books
Date
1697 - 1702
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3024567
Summary
Bibliographic description
12v., plates : ill. ; fol.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of: 'Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough' (printed in black ink); presumably Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, (1767-1818), though this plate seems to have been pasted into many of the books at Shugborough, and is not necessarily reliable evidence of provenance.. Binding: Calf; sewn onto six cords; spines gilt.
Makers and roles
Jacobus Gronovius (1645-1716) John Potter (1673-1747) Archbishop of Canterbury Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1613 - Rome 1696) Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700) Pietro Santi Bartoli