Danica historia libris XVI, . annis ab hinc trecentis trecentis quinquaginta, summa verborum elegantia, magnassententiarum grauitate, rerum denique admiranda varietate, intermixtis aliarum quoque Gentium historijs, conscripta. Auctore Saxone Grammatico Sialandico Dano, historico laudatissimo: & quod ea ætate omnino mirandum, tam verbis qum̀ rebus politissimo. Cum indice rerum memorabilium locupletissimo.
Saxo, Grammaticus (d.c.1204)
Category
Books
Date
1576
Materials
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3144957
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],342,[26]p. . fol.. Old Wimpole shelfmark: C.3.12. With 17th cent. manuscript notes in two hands. Those on pastedown begin "Buckstedae, anno domini 1652. 13 Junii ...".. Provenance: Endpaper inscribed "Edw. Browne" [i.e. 1644-1708], followed by references to the text. Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754].. Binding: Vellum, sewn onto four recessed cords; yapp edges, manuscript title horizontally on spine: "Saxon. Grammat' Historia Danicæ:-".
Makers and roles
Saxo, Grammaticus (d.c.1204)