Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Æneis, ad optimorum exemplarium fidem recensita.
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1701
Materials
Place of origin
Cambridge
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3233337
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 686 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 4to. Provenance: eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 32206), lettered: William Windham Esquire [i.e. either William Windham II (1717-1761) or William Windham III (1750-1810)]. Former Felbrigg shelfmark in pencil: L6 (crossed-out). Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf; sewn on six sewing supports; double gilt fillet border with gilt floral cornerpiece stamps; gilt roll pattern on board edges; gold-tooled spine, lettered 'Virgil Op'; blue and red sprinkled textblock edges; comb pattern marbled pastedowns.
Makers and roles
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC), author Laughton, Henry, editor Laughton, John, 1650-1712, editor Jan Goeree (Middelburg 1670 - Amsterdam 1731), artist Gerard Valck (Amsterdam 1651/2 - Amsterdam 1726), engraver (printmaker)