Sphaera ciuitatis / authore magistro Iohanne Caso Oxoniensi, oilm collegii diui Iohannis Praecursoris socio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Case, John, -1600.

Contributor:

Barnes, Joseph, -1618, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

State, The.

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Aristotle. Politics.

Aristotle--Criticism and interpretation--Early works to 1800.

Criticism and interpretation.

Penn Provenance:

Daunt, Thomas (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

36 unnumbered pages, 740 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Sphaera civitatis

Fingerprint:

s.ij t,e, r.am maRe (3) 1588 (A)

Place of Publication:

Oxoniae : Excudebat Iosephus Barnesius, 1588.

Notes:

Signatures: [par.]⁸ 2[par.]⁸ 3[par.]² A-3A⁸.

Errors in pagination: p. 594 and 598 numbered 994 and 698 respectively.

Woodcuts: device on title page; port. on verso of title leaf; initials.

Printer's device on title page of Joseph Barnes identified as McKerrow #285; device has surrounding motto "Academia Oxoniensis" with the words "Sapientiae et felicitatis" printed within open book; woodcut illustration on verso of title page "Sphaera civitatis" surmounted by portrait of Queen Elizabeth .

"A commentary on the Politics of Aristotle, made into a general political treatise."--Madan. Oxford books I, p. 25-26; II, no. 98.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy with evidence of repairs to title page.

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed in ms. on verso of back endpaper: "Thomas Daunt his booke [???]" underneath which is another ms. ownership inscription now crossed out.

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed in ms. below other ownership signatures: "P. [?] Freeman?"

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. bibliographic notes on recto of back endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy bound with: Thesaurus Oeconomiae seu Commentarius in Oeconomica Aristotelis ..... Oxoniae : Ex officina Typographica Iosephi Barnesij ... 1597.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 4761

ESTC S107584

Grässe, J.G.T. Trésor de livres rares et précieux II, p. 61

Madan, F. Oxford books, I. p. 25-26

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 4761

Shaaber, M.A. Check-list of British authors to 1641, C150

OCLC:

18420611