The commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, of his wars in Gallia; and the civil wars betwixt him and Pompey. . Translated into English; with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon. As also The art of our modern training, or tactick practice. By Clement Edmonds Esquire, Remembrancer of the city of London. Whereunto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the wars in Gallia; with some short observations upon it. Together with the life of Caesar, and an account of his medals; revised, corrected, and enlarged.
Gaius Julius Caesar (100/102 BCE - 44 BCE)
Category
Books
Date
1677
Materials
Measurements
321 x 213 x 37 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3038913
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: red and black printing ink and black engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: Cambridge - IW binder End Leaves: Outside hook (OH2) with folded stub and separate pastedown. French Royal Arms watermark Structure: English Edges: Plain cut to show proof, densely sprinkled with red pigment and polishd Spine Lining: moderate round with curved joints, tight back - glue squeezed out under the caps - no evidence of linings End Bands: Worked 2x2 L-R in pink (?) and white thread over a paper roll Bookmark: None Boards: 3mm paper laminate, internal bevel on spine edge, all slips laced Covering: Brown tanned calf, sparsely sprinkled with black pigment Tooling Spine: blind tooled triple fillet at head and tail of each spine panel, roll across back of caps, slightly later gold-tooled red tanned goat title label in panel 2 Tooling Sides: Blind-tooled double fillet border, single triple fillet panel with external IW fleurons. gold-tooled roll on board edges. Furniture: None Enclosure: Bookshoe Binding Notes: Under the folded stub of the back endleaves: ‘Ex libris Hump Winche / anno Dom 1682, Novem 27 / de Coll Magd. ‘ Later bookplate of John Disney (1700-1771) of Swinderby, Lincs.
Bibliographic description
[50],332p., [22] leaves of plates (6 single and 8 double leaves) . ill.., port.., plans . fol.. UNVERIFIED. Shelflist entry - state unknown.
Makers and roles
Gaius Julius Caesar (100/102 BCE - 44 BCE) Sir Clement Edmondes (1566 - 1622) Aulus Hirtius (c.90-43BC) Frederick-Hendrik van den Hove (The Hague c.1628 - London 1698).