Ioan. Scapulæ Lexicon Græco-Latinum, . e probatis auctoribus locupletatum, cum indicibus, et Græco & Latino, auctis, & correctis. Additum auctarium dialectorum, in tabulas compendiose redactarum. Accedunt lexicon etymologicum, cum thematibus investigatu difficilioribus & anomalis. Et Ioan. Meursii Glossaruim contractum, hactenus desideratum.
Johann Scapula (1540-1600)
Category
Books
Date
1652
Materials
Measurements
361 x 246 x 82 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 3047475
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: Black printing and engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: 17.3 Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Sewn single fold within an outside hook (torn stub), both of heavy, plain, white, handmade, laid paper, the stub and outer full leaf pasted to the board. [fleur-de-lys watermark and HG countermark] Structure: EnglishEdges: plain-cut, sprinkled with a dull red pigment, polished Spine Lining: half-elliptical spine, quadrant joints, no liningsEnd Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in blue and white plain thread over rolled paper cores Bookmark: None Boards: 6mm paper rope-fibre boards, no back-cornering, all slips laced, parallel, angled down in front board, up in back. Back edge of both boards shaved down to joint.Covering: full, brown, tanned calf, sprinkled with large drops of black and orange pigment, the spine stained black overall Tooling Spine: gold-tooled red leather title label in panel 2. Other panels with gold-tooled fillet frames, corner tools and large centre tool and small rosettes; gold-tooled roll on board edgesTooling Sides: Furniture: NoneEnclosure: none. Tied with tapes Binding Notes: early inscription “W. M. / 30s” on front flyleaf, and 1781 bookplate. This is by the same binder as the Avila, but he has clearly begun to use rope fibre boards at this point.
Bibliographic description
[8] p.,1354,1357-1790 columns,[242],62 p.,63-150, 153-206,205-248 columns,[1] p.,251-366 columns . fol... Old Gunby shelfmark: 6E. Provenance: Booklabel: "Henry Massingberd, Gunby, 1781. No. 49 [i.e. Henry Massingberd (d.1784)]. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf. Gilt on spine. Front board loose; six cords visible at hinges
Makers and roles
Johann Scapula (1540-1600) John Harmar (1594-1670) Johannes Meursius (van Meurs) (1579-1639). Jacob Zwinger (1569-1610)