Appianou Alexandreōs Rōmaikōn Keltikē Libykē ē Karchēdonikē Illyrikē Syriakē Parthikē Mithridateios Emphyliōn 5. = Appiani Alexandrini Romanorum historiarum Celtica Libyca, vel Carthaginensi Illyrica Syriaca Parthica Mithridatica Ciuilis, quinque libris distincta. Ex bibliotheca Regia.
Appianus of Alexandria (95-c.165)
Category
Books
Date
1551
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3115242
Summary
Bibliographic description
393, [3] p. ; fol. Title page state 3: E of "Ex Bibliotheca regia" set under the Y of "Illyrica"; imprint date set "M. D. LI.". Provenance: eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 32206), lettered: William Windham Esquire [i.e. William Windham III (1750-1810)]. Former Felbrigg shelfmark in pencil: L6 (crossed-out). Manuscript code and price at head of front fly-leaf: "E./" and "-5-" (in pencil). Manuscript inscription on title page: "W: Windham Jan. 1786" [i.e. William Windham III (1750-1810)]. With infrequent manuscript marginal annotations in Greek and Latin written in seventeenth-century[?] hand(s), manicules and underscoring of text. Binding: eighteenth-century Cambridge style blind-panelled sprinkled and plain calf; sewn on five supports; gilt roll pattern on board edges; double gilt fillets on spine; reddish brown leather label with gilt title 'Appian Gr. C. Steph' on spine; red sprinkled bookblock edges.
Makers and roles
Appianus of Alexandria (95-c.165), author Charles Estienne (1504-1564), editor Robert Estienne (1503-1559), editor Geoffroy Tory (1480-1533), artist Charles Estienne (1504-1564), publisher