Cornelii Taciti illustrissimi hystorici De situ, moribus, et populis Germanie, aureus libellus ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tacitus, Cornelius

Contributor:

Aesticampianus, Johannes, 1457-1520.

Lotter, Melchior, approximately 1470-1549, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Latin Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Germania. 1509

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Germanic peoples--Early works to 1800.

Germanic peoples.

Germany--History--To 843.

Germany.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Elton, Mary Augusta, 1838-1914 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Freisleben, Leonhard, fl. 1523-1540 (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

52 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (4to)

Other Title:

De situ, moribus, et populis Germanie, aureus libellus

Fingerprint:

boio s.os elRa fetr (C) 1509 (R)

Place of Publication:

Impressum est hoc Cor. Taciti aureu[m] opusculu[m] Lips. : In edibus Melchior Lotters, anno domini MD nono ultimo die Decembris [31 Dec. 1509]

Notes:

Imprint from colophon.

Without pagination.

Gothic type.

Printed in blackletter.

Nine lines of verse on title page following "Ad lectorem Germanu[m]".

Edited by Johannes Rhagius (also known as Johannes Aesticampianus)

Signatures: A-C⁶ D⁸.

Leaf C3 signed D3.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy 1 with ms. signature "L. Freislebius" below colophon is probably that of humanist Leonhard Freisleben.

Culture Class Collection copy 1 has extensive ms. interlinear and marginal commentary by Freislebius which is cataloged separately (Ms. Codex 1617).

Culture Class Collection copy 1 (LatC T1185.6 1509) now transferred to Manuscripts Collection and shelved as "Ms Codex 1617"

Culture Class Collection copy 1 has bookplate: "Ex libris M. A. Elton" [i.e. Mary Augusta Elton, book collector]

Culture Class Collection copy 1 has binder's stamp: Bound by Charles Winstanley, 64 Brazennose St. Manchester.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has plain paper wrapper.

Cited in:

VD 16, T26

Schweiger, F. Classischen bibliographie, II, p. 1009

Panzer, G.W. Annales typographici, VII, p. 164, no. 256

Grässe, J.G.T. Trésor de livres rares et précieux, VI, p. 12 (note)

OCLC:

764433913