Ōrigenous ta heuriskomena panta. =. Origenis Opera omnia quae Graece vel Latine tantum exstant et ejus nomine circumferuntur, ex variis editionibus, & codicibus manu exaratis, Gallicanis, Italicis, Germanicis & Anglicis collecta, recensita, Latinè versa, atque annotationibus illustrata, cum copiosis indicibus, vita auctoris, & multis dissertationibus.
Origen (184/5-253/4)
Category
Books
Date
1733 - 1759
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3165117
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 v. ; fol. Running number: 3391. Imperfect: wanting vol. 4. Provenance: manuscript inscription on vol. 1 front fly-leaf: "M. 3. vol." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Manuscript initial on vol. 3 front fly-leaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]; with Mitchell's manuscript code at foot of leaf: "A-ις'." [i.e. Alpha-iota[character for 6]' = Greek number ...16]. Binding: eighteenth-century mottled calf; triple gilt fillet border; gilt roll pattern on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with gilt title and vol. no. labels. Polished red stained edges. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Origen (184/5-253/4) Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Archbishop of Constantinople (c.329-389/90) Saint Basil (c.329-379) Bishop of Caesarea Jean Tarin (1586-1666) Saint Anastasius Sinaita (fl.640 - 700) Zacharias (c.465-c.536) Bishop of Mytilene Charles de La Rue (1684-1739) Charles Vincent de La Rue (1707-1762)