Hug. Grotii Bataui Syntagma Arateorum:. opus poeticae et astronomiae studiosis vtilissimum: quo quae contineantur versa pagella indicabit.
Aratus (c.315/310 – 240 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1600
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3188693
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 42, [2]; 36; 94, [2]; 24; 128 [i.e. 129] p., [1] folded leaf of plates :. ill. (engravings) ;. 4to. Provenance: Ink stamp on verso of title page: H. Cavendish [i.e.: Henry Cavendish (1731-1810)]. Library bookplate: "Chatsworth Bookcase - Shelf -" marked '239 C' and 'Dupl'. Binding: seventeenth-century full panelled vellum over boards; 5 raised bands; gilt-lettered on brown label "H. Grotii Syntagm. Arateor"
Makers and roles
Aratus (c.315/310 – 240 BC), author Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), editor Christoffel Raphelengius (1566-1600) Germanicus Caesar (15 B.C.-19 A.D.) Jacques de Gheyn II (Antwerp 1565 - London 1629) Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Rufius Festus Avienus (4th century AD) Plantijnische Drukkerij [publisher, printer]