Les sept liures de Flauius Iosephus de la guerre et captivité des Iuifz / traduitz de grec, et mis en francoys par N. de Herberay seigneur des Essars & commissaire ordinaire de l'artillerie du Roy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Josephus, Flavius

Contributor:

Herberay, Nicolas de, sieur des Essars, active 16th century.

Longis, Jean, -1562?, bookseller.

Groulleau, Estienne, -approximately 1563, printer.

Sertenas, Vincent, -1562, bookseller.

Bonfons, Jean, -approximately 1568, bookseller.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

De bello Judaico. French

Language:

French

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--Rebellion, 66-73.

Jews.

Jerusalem--History--Siege, 70 A.D.

Jerusalem.

Jews--History--To 70 A.D.

History.

Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.

Genre:

Manuscript waste (Binding)

Penn Provenance:

Cassilis, Gilbert Kennedy, Earl of (armorial binding) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered leaves, CCXXXVII leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf : illustrations ; 33 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Sept livres de Flauius Iosephus de la guerre et captivité des Ivifz

Sept livres de Flavius Josephus de la guerre et captivité des Juifz

Place of Publication:

A Paris : Par Estienne Groulleau, libraire demourant ..., 1557.

Notes:

Printer's mark on title page.

"Acuerdo Oluido" appearing on title page below title is the motto used by translator Herberay.

Colophon: ... imprimez à Paris par Estienne Groulleau libraire, pour luy, Iean Longis, Vincent Sertenas, et Iean Bonfons Libraires. 1557

Variant edition has imprint on title page: Á Paris : Pour Ian Longis, libraire tenant sa boutique au Palais, en la gallerie par ou lon va à la Chancellerie, 1557.

Signatures: ã⁶ A-Z⁶ 2A⁴ 2B-2R⁶.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has binding with gilt stamp "Gilbert Erle of Cassillis" on both covers, likely either Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis (1515-1558) or his son Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis (1541-1576); also inscribed "Cassillis" on title page.

Culture Class Collection copy has unidentified ms. leaf of parchment leaf used as binding waste.

Cited in:

BM STC French, 1470-1600, p. 246

Shaaber, M.A. 16th cent. imprints, J83

OCLC:

79761044