Ioan. Scapulae Lexicon Graeco-Latinum è probatis auctoribus locupletatum, cum indicibus, et Graeco & Latino, auctis, & correctis. Additum auctarium dialectorum, in tabulas compendiose redactarum. Accedunt Lexicon etymologicum, cum thematibus investigatu difficilioribus & anomalis. Et Ioan. Meursii Glossarium contractum, hactenus desideratum.
Johann Scapula (1540-1600)
Category
Books
Date
1652
Materials
Place of origin
Amsterdam
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3047478
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8] p., 1354, 1357-1790 columns, [242], 62 p., 63-150, 153-202, 201-202, 205-248 columns, [1] p., 251-366 columns ; fol. Imperfect wanting final four leaves (quire ²S4). Provenance: eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 32206), lettered: William Windham Esquire [probably William Windham III (1750-1810)]. Bookseller's codes on title page. Manuscript marginal annotations written by different hands in ink and pencil, the ones in pencil probably written by William Windham III. Paper note tucked in between ³F5-6 containing notes written in a small hand, probably that of William Windham III: "Every metaphor is a catechesis, but not vice versa. Perhaps a distinction might be made of this sort: …". Binding: late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century full sprinkled calf; sewn on six supports; single gilt fillet border; gilt roll pattern along board edges; spine has gilt fillet decoration and gilt title 'Scapulae Lexicon Amst. 1652.' on brown leather label; red sprinkled bookblock edges; shell pattern marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Johann Scapula (1540-1600), author John Harmar (1594-1670), author Johannes Meursius (van Meurs) (1579-1639)., author Jacob Zwinger (1569-1610), author