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The Tollemache Orosius (British Museum additional manuscript 47967)

Orosius, Paulus; Campbell, A (1907-1974)

1953

Bibliography: page 26.

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[Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Louis XI of France]
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[Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Louis XI of France]

[ca. 1461-1483]

Decoration: 64 miniatures within roundels with toothed edges, 58-83 mm in diameter. 7-line incipit initial 'C' in blue on decorated gold ground. 4-line initials in gold, on pink and blue grounds patte...

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Miscellany notebook on philosophical subjects, compiled possibly by William Birch the younger

Birch, William

c.1590

Contains: (1) Summaries of Aristotle's 'Posterior analytics' and 'Ethics'; (2) Notes on Clichtoverus, 'De voluntaria'; T. Bricot, 'in 2o libro Physicorum Aristotelis'; 'Liber Gocle: R.' (i.e. R. Gocle...

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The history of Polybius the Megalopolitan : the five first bookes entire, with all the parcels of the subsequent bookes unto the eighteenth, according to the Greeke originall : also the manner of the Romane encamping, extracted from the discription of Polybius

Polybius; Grimeston, Edward

1634

Errors in paging: p. 152, 223 and 303 misnumbered 162, 203 and 221 respectively. Errata: p. [13]. Title within ornamental border. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University. Library. I...

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Flores historiarum

Paris, Matthew (1200-1259); Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)

1570

Title within ornamental border. Many errors in numbering of pages including insertion of unnumbered leaf between p. 218 & 219 in 2d group of paging. The part covering the period from A.D. 1259 to ...

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Iustini Historia ex Trogo Pompeio quattuor & triginta epithomatis collecta. Lucii Flori Epithomata quattuor quamcultissima in decem Titi Liuii decadas. Sexti Ruffi consularis viri ad Valentianum Augustum de Historia Romana opus dignissimum

Justinus, Marcus Junianus; Sabellico (1436?-1506); Petit, Jean (1492-1530); Marchant, Jean (1504-1516); Florus, Lucius Annæus; Rufus, Sextus

[1509?]

Signatures: A⁸; B⁴, C⁶, a-y·⁴ z⁶ &⁴. Date given as [ca. 1500] in: A catalogue of ancient manuscripts and early printed books; The Brotherton Library, 1931. Headlines, but no catchword...

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Flores historiarum

Paris, Matthew (1200-1259); Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)

1570

Title within ornamental border. Many errors in numbering of pages including insertion of unnumbered leaf between p. 218 & 219 in 2d group of paging. The part covering the period from A.D. 1259 to ...

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[Bibliothecae historicae libri VI]

Diodorus Siculus; Bracciolini, Poggio (1380-1459); Tacitus, Cornelius; Paltasichis, Andreas de (1476-1493); Dolfin, Pietro (1444-1525); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Mcccclxxyi. Pridie kal[endas]. febr[uarii]. [31 January 1476/77]

Signatures: [*]² a¹⁰ b-k⁸ l⁶ m-n⁸ o⁶ p-q⁸. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on q8r reads: Diodori Siculi Bibliothece historiæ libri: In quibus Prisce res: fabulæ: & multa ac uaria d...

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Pauli Orosii viri doctissimi historiarum initium ad Aurelium Augustinum

Orosius, Paulus; Volpi, Enea; Achates, Leonardus (1473-1497); Cassano, Luigi Cassano Serra duca di (1747-1825); Spencer, George John Spencer Earl (1758-1834); Augustus Frederick Prince, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843); Bigsby, Robert (1806-1873); Bosworth, Joseph (1876); Rowe, Louis Thompson (1855-1927); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[about 1482]

Signatures: a-i⁸ K⁸ l-m⁸ n¹⁰. Imprint from ISTC. Also recorded as [about 1489]. Colophon in verse on n10r reads: Vt ipse titulus margine in primo docet. Orosio nomen mihi est. Librario[...

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