Polemōnos, Himeriou, kai allōn tinōn meletai. Polemonis, Himerii, & aliorum quorundam declamationes, nunc primùm editae. Hic ille esse fertur Polemon inter sophistas olim celeberrimus, & dicto illo valde nobilitatus, Romam esse orbis epitomen.
Antonius Polemo (c.88-145 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1567
Materials
Place of origin
Geneva
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3194235
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper, Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Laced case, limp Date of Binding: late sixteenth century Binder's Name: English End Leaves: not recorded. White handmade laid paper. Single fold, sewn, outer leaf pasted to cover? Structure: British Edges: plain-cut, sprinkled with red pigment?, polished Spine Lining: flat, no joints, glued, no linings End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: None Covering: full calf parchment, with joint creases, no yapp edges. Tooling Spine: None Tooling Sides: None Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[4], 83 [i.e. 91], [1] p. ; 4to. Running number: 5076. Binding: seventeenth-century full limp vellum; sewn onto four tawed leather sewing supports. Rebacked in modern plain vellum.
Makers and roles
Antonius Polemo (c.88-145 AD), author Himerius (c.310 - c.390), author Henri Estienne (1531-1598), editor Ulricus Fugger (1526-1584), engraver and publisher Henri Estienne (1531-1598), publisher