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  • Statii Sylvarum libri quinque : Thebaidos libri duodecim, Achilleidos duo

    Alternative Title
    Statii opera. Aldus 1502. and Works
    Subject
    Italic type, Printers' marks, Early printed books, Silvae (Statius, P. Papinius), Rare books, Achilleis (Statius, P. Papinius), Colophons, Works (Statius, P. Papinius), Bookbinding, Epic literature, and Thebais (Statius, P. Papinius)
    Creator
    Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)
    Contributor
    Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515
    Publisher
    Venetiis : in aedibus Aldi
    Language
    gre and lat
    Date created
    August 1502
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: PA6697 A2 1502
    Extent
    592 unnumbered pages ; 4 x 6 cm
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Italic type. Printer's device, sig. ep8s (last group of small letters), recto: anchor and dolphin, with name Aldus, and dots. Spaces with guide letters left blank for initials.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books and Book Arts Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    poetry, books, and epic poetry
    Date Digitized
    2024-01
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI (1/20; 263; copy 4 stops; camera 800) by LG. Metadata by KD.

  • Paradise lost : a poem in ten books

    Alternative Title
    Milton's paradise lost
    Subject
    Paradise lost (Milton, John), Iambic pentameter, Theology, Poetry, Blank verse, Christian fiction, Christianity, History of Biblical events, Eden, Religion, Adam (Biblical figure), Eve (Biblical figure), Fall of man, and Bible. Genesis
    Creator
    Milton, John, 1608-1674
    Contributor
    Simmons, Samuel, approximately 1773-1819
    Publisher
    London : Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1669
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: PR3560 1669
    Extent
    356 pages ; 19 x 13.5 cm
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Bound in brown leather with marbled boards; spine is ruled and lettered in gilt., Has bookplate: Henry Frederick Smith, Darlington., Has inscriptions: Presented by Henry Frederick Smith, Darlington, to his valued friend Thomas Thompson, 1822 ; F.P. Thompson with her...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    signatures (names), manicules, poetry, inscriptions, books, epic poems, bookplates, and marginalia (annotations)
    Date Digitized
    2025-07
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI (1/15; 295;bent5; camera height 600) 600 DPI TIFF by PD. Metadata by LD and KD.