Caii Sollii Apollinaris Sidonii Aruernorum episcopi Opera. Io. Sauaro Claromontensis, regis Christianiss. consilarius, praeses et praefectus Aruerniae; multò quàm antea castigatius recognouit, & librum commentarium adiecit. II. editio multis partibus auctior & emendatior; accesserunt indices locupletissimi.
Saint Sidonius Apollinaris (c.430-c.483)
Category
Books
Date
1609
Materials
Measurements
242 x 174 x 70 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3092454
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper, Ink/Pigment: black printing ink, with extensive mss notes in pen and ink on the left flyleaf. Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Laced case, with boardsDate of Binding: second half seventeenth centuryBinder's Name: Low CountriesEnd Leaves: Sewn fold of plain white handmade laid paper within an outside hook of the same, the stub pasted to the board before covering Structure: BritishEdges: plain-cut, densely sprinkled with red pigment, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant joints, transverse linings in all panelsEnd Bands: worked L-R 2x2 over rolled or twisted parchment cores, the slips laced through the joints of the cover.Bookmark: NoneBoards: grey paper boards Covering: full calf parchment lined with white paper, with reverse caps and yapp edges on the fore-edges ofthe boards. Tooling Spine: early eighteenth-century red goatskin label titled in gold.Tooling Sides: Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: The twisted parchment endband cores are unusual, as is the lacing of the slips through the back edges of theboards - and the absence of ties. Could it be Flemish rather than Low Countries?
Bibliographic description
2 pts. in 1 v. ([28], 620, [44]; 210, [22] p.) ; 4to. Running number: 7835. Binding: seventeenth-century full plain vellum over boards; fore-edges extended and folded over; gilt title 'Sidonii Opera' on brown leather label on spine; rebacked in plain vellum, with original spine reattached; red sprinkled textblock edges; damp damage (brown staining from bindings of neighbouring books) on both covers.
Makers and roles
Saint Sidonius Apollinaris (c.430-c.483), author Jean Savaron (1566-1622), editor