Reference code
IE CA KK/10/4
Title
Magnvm specvlvm exemplorvm
Date(s)
- 1626 (Accumulation)
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Extent and medium
[106], 928 pp; 20.5 cm x 16.4 cm
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
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Scope and content
Date: 1626
Author: Joannes Major
Publisher: Duaci: Ex officina Baltazaris Belleri
Full title: 'Magnvm specvlvm exemplorvm, ex plvsquam centvm avctoribvs, pietate, doctrina et antiquitate venerandis, varijsque historijs tractatibus & libellis excerptum, ab anonimo quodam, qui circiter annu[m] Domini 1480. vixisse deprehenditur.: Opvs varijs notis, avtorumque citationibus illustratum, & ce[n]tum sexaginta exemplis locupletatum ...'.
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Language of material
- Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Bound in contemporary calf with manuscript title to spine. The covers and warped and deformed. Careful manual handling required.
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Note
Title vignette; The original compilation, 'Speculum exemplorum', originally published in 1481, was made by Aegidius Aurifaber.