Titi Livii Historiarum quod extat, cum perpetius Car. Sigonii et J.F. Gronovii notis. Jac. Gronovius probavit, fuasque et aliorum notis adjecit.
Livy (Titus Livius) (59 BC - 17 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1678 - 1679
Materials
Place of origin
Amsterdam
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3029826
Summary
Bibliographic description
3 v. : ill., ports. ; 8vo. Ephemera: scrap of paper used as marker in v.1, printed with manuscript note: "For the Rev Mr St Clair". Scraps of paper used as markers in v.2. Provenance: armorial bookplate on front pastedown in all vols. (Franks 32206): 'William Windham Esquire'. Earlier manuscript inscription on front pastedown of v.1 covered by bookplate. Manuscript inscriptions on front pastedown of all vols.: "A. Windham" [i.e. Ashe Windham (1673-1749)]. Manuscript inscription on front pastedown of v.1 in a different hand: "Windham" and illegible text. Manuscript price for 3 vol. set at foot of front free endpaper in v.1. Manuscript notes on rear free endpaper of v.1: "command". Number "940" written in ink on rear pastedown of v.1. Calculations in pencil on rear pastedown of v.1. Pencil inscription on rear pastedown of v.1: "Wm Windham 1730" [i.e. William Windham (1717-1761)]. Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper of v.1: "Ash Windham His Book 1688". Remnant of historic shelf label at head of spine for all vols: "Q33"[?]. Binding: seventeenth-century full mottled calf; double blind fillet to form an outer border; sewn onto five raised bands; blind cornerpieces; gilt edge rolled; red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Livy (Titus Livius) (59 BC - 17 AD) Carlo Sigonio (1524-1584), editor Jacobus Gronovius (1645-1716) , editor Joannes Fredericus Gronovius (1611-1671), editor