Ioannis Climaci Abbatis Montis Synai, Scala Paradisi.. Item, Sophroni, Patriarchae Hierosolimitani, pratum spirituale. Omnia ex Graeco ab Ambrosio Camaldulensi monacho latina facta. Ab innumeris mendis vindicata, & breuibus annotationibus opera Michaelis Isseltij illustrata.
Saint John Climacus (6th century)
Category
Books
Date
1583
Materials
Measurements
151 x 102 x 35 mm
Place of origin
Cologne
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3182629
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade laid paperInk/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Laced case, limpDate of Binding:contemporary Binder's Name: British? End Leaves: inserted, tipped, single-fold of cream machine-made wove paper with a dandy-roll laid pattern, the outer leaf pasted to the inside of the cover Structure: BritishEdges: plain cut, not decorated, polished Spine Lining: slight round, slight joints, continuous plain paper lining (original or from the repair?)End Bands: NoneBookmark: NoneBoards: NoneCovering: full calf parchment, with turn-insTooling Spine: title and place and date of printing tooled in black ink at head and tail of spine (late 19th century).Tooling Sides: Furniture: 2 pairs of alum-tawed ties on the fore-edge, no. 2 lacingEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: None
Bibliographic description
547[i.e.538], [20] p. ;. 8vo. Former shelfmark: A.2.7. Pencil "24" on titlepage. Leaf edges much mutilated by worm, not affecting text. Provenance: inscribed on titlepage "Hannibal Gamon Tandem D.O.M." [i.e. Hannibal Gamon, Rector of St. Mawgan, (1582?-1651)]. Also under imprint: "Vixit 560". Vellum, sewn onto four bands; foredge title.
Makers and roles
Saint John Climacus (6th century)