Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Opera quotquot extant omnia : a mendis accuratè repurgata, viuisq́ue imaginibus eleganter & opportunè suis locis illustrata.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giovio, Paolo, 1483-1552.

Contributor:

Henricpetri, Sebastian, 1547-1627, publisher.

Perna, Pietro, 1519-approximately 1582, printer.

Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Works. 1578

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

History.

Europe--History--1492-1648--Early works to 1800.

Europe.

Italy--History--1492-1559--Early works to 1800.

Italy.

Penn Provenance:

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate)

Physical Description:

3 volumes : portrait ; 36 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Pavli Iovii Novocomensis Opera qvotqvot extant omnia

Opera quotquot extant omnia

Opera qvotqvot extant omnia

Place of Publication:

[Basel] : P. Pernae typ. Basil. typis, MDLXXVIII [1578]

Notes:

Pagination: v. 1: [12], 408, [24] p. ; v. 2: 617, [31 ]p. ; v. 3 156, [8] p.

Colophon on leaf HH6r reads: Basileae industria et opera Petri Pernae sumptibus vero Henrico Petri et sibi, communibu [sic]. Cum gratia & priuilegio Caesareae maiestatis. Anno M D LXXVIII. Calendis Martijs.

Signatures: v. 1: (:)⁶ a-z⁶ A-L⁶, ²A-²B⁶ (²B6 blank) ; v. 2: 2a-2z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ AA-HH⁶ ; v. 3: 3a-3n⁶ 3o⁴.

Printed in 3 volumes, the 2nd of which has separate pagination but no separate title-page; includes the first two parts of Giovio's Works, 'Historiarum sui temporis libri XLV' and the "Regionum et insularum atque locorum descriptiones". According to some authorities the Works also include: "Elogia" (2 parts) and "Vitae illustrium virorum" (2 parts).

Title to v.1 within ornamental woodcut border; woodcut initials and portrait of the author (v. 1, p. [12]).

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: all between title leaf and leaf a1 wanting; all after leaf 3n6 wanting.

Penn Libraries copy has early ms. spine title and two paper labels with ms. shelf-marks affixed to spine; ms. shelf-mark on front pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy has Henry Charles Lea's bookplate on front pastedown and his autograph (1859) on front free endpaper; bookplate with an unidentified coat of arms on front pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy: imprint on recto of title leaf partially effaced by an inkblot; several lines of printed text on verso of title leaf struck through in ink; wormhole in head-edge margin of leaves 2d6-2h2 and 2x4-2y2; wormhole in tail-edge margin of leaves 3b1-3f3; leaf 2h1 torn and mended at head-edge; front and back pastedowns and spine lightly wormed.

Cited in:

Adams G632

Contains:

Giovio, Paolo, 1483-1552. Historiae sui temporis.

Regionum et insularum atque locorum descriptiones.

OCLC:

230750790