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The history of the vvarres of the Emperour Justinian : in eight books : of the Persian, II., Vandall, II., Gothicke, IV. / written in Greek by Procopius of Caesarea ; and Englished by Henry Holcroft, knight.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio DF572 .P96 1653 Frost copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Procopius.
- Standardized Title:
- History of the wars. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Vandals.
- History.
- Goths.
- Byzantine Empire--History--Justinian I, 527-565--Early works to 1800.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Italy--History--Gothic War, 535-555--Early works to 1800.
- Italy.
- Goths--Italy--Early works to 1800.
- Iran--History--To 640--Early works to 1800.
- Iran.
- Vandals--Early works to 1800.
- Penn Provenance:
- Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (stamp) (Frost Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 12 unnumbered pages, 68 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 25 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 27-55 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 156 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- History of the warres of the Emperour Iustinian : in VIII. bookes : of the Persian, II, Uandall, II, Gothicke, IV
- Fingerprint:
- ngut a.i- n.i- thwh (3) 1653 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1653.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Procopius's History of the wars.
- Signatures: A⁶ B-H⁴ I⁶ *a² *B-*D⁴ *E⁴(*E1+*e²) *F-*H⁴ 2A-2S⁴ 2T⁶.
- Added engraved, illustrated title leaf (plate) signed: T. Cross sculpsit.
- Title in red and black within border of double rules; text and printed marginalia within ruled borders.
- Woodcut initials, factotums and head-pieces.
- Local Notes:
- Frost Collection copy has ms. bibliographical note in pencil on back free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
- Frost Collection copy has stamp ("SOTHERAN. SACKVILLE ST. LONDON") on verso of front free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy bound in full early calf(?); boards triple-ruled in gold with gold rosette at each corner; 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; gold-stamped red leather spine label ("WARRES OF JUSTINIAN"); gold-stamped black leather spine label ("LONDON 1653"); gold-ruled cover edges; gold-tooled turn-ins; marbled endpapers; all edges yellow.
- Frost Collection copy: tail outer corner of leaf A6 torn off and mended with a blank leaf; head outer corner of leaves 2C3-2C4 torn off and mended with blank leaves with page numbers and rules supplied in ms. in pencil; tear in tail margin of leaf 2A4.
- Cited in:
- ESTC R5579
- Wing P3640
- OCLC:
- 15211128
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