Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae Graece et Latine : cum aliis quibusdam opusculis : quorum indicem sequens pagella indicabit.
Planudes, Maximus, approximately 1260-approximately 1310.; Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589, printer.; Auchinleck, Alexander Boswell, Lord, 1706-1782, former owner.; I. P. H., active 16th century, former owner.; Aesop.; Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae.; Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae. Latin.; Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae. Greek.
1567
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Title
Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae Graece et Latine : cum aliis quibusdam opusculis : quorum indicem sequens pagella indicabit.
Uniform title
Aesop's fables. Latin & Greek.
Created/published
Antuerpiae : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1567.
Description
112, 142, [2], 142, [2] p. ; 13 cm (16mo)
Associated name
Planudes, Maximus, approximately 1260-approximately 1310.
Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589, printer.
Auchinleck, Alexander Boswell, Lord, 1706-1782, former owner.
I. P. H., active 16th century, former owner.
Aesop.
Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae.
Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae. Latin.
Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae. Greek.
Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589, printer.
Auchinleck, Alexander Boswell, Lord, 1706-1782, former owner.
I. P. H., active 16th century, former owner.
Aesop.
Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae.
Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae. Latin.
Babrius. Fabulae Aesopeae. Greek.
Note
In 3 parts. Part 1 is the life of Aesop, by Maximus Planudes. Part 2, the fables of Aesop, has separate title page (with title in Greek and Latin), pagination, and signatures. Part 3, consisting of 43 fables by Babrias the Greek, and several shorter works, has separate half title, pagination, and signatures. In pt. 1 and 2, Greek and Latin are in parallel columns. In pt. 3, some works have Greek and Latin on facing pages,and some have Greek and Latin in parallel columns. A few of the shorter works are in Greek only. For complete contents, see Voet. According to Voet, some copies were issued without part 3 (142, [2] p. at end).
Signatures: a-g⁸ A-I⁸, ²A-H⁸ ²I⁸ (²I8 blank)
Signatures: a-g⁸ A-I⁸, ²A-H⁸ ²I⁸ (²I8 blank)
Cited/described in
Voet, L. Plantin Press, 15A
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Belgium -- Antwerp.
Item Details
Call number
PA3851 .A2 1567 Cage
Folger-specific note
Folger copy: bound in contemporary brown calf, with blind filleting and gold stamping on covers and spine; Stamp: I.P.H. 1570; Autograph: Alexr Boswell Lut: Par: 1729; Stamp: Boswell (Auchinleck) crest and motto "Vraye foi"; early manuscript notes on endpaper. Folger copy: With: Toscanella, Orazio. Ciceroniana epitheta, antitheta, et adiuncta. Antuerpiae : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1566.