Accession number
PML 15435
Creator
Stovaios, Iōannēs.
Published
Tiguri : Excudebat Christoph. Froschouerus, 1543.
Credit line
Pierpont Morgan,
Description
[24], 1-301, [1] p., 302-536, [22] leaves ; 34 cm
Notes
Parallel Greek and Latin texts.
Binding
16th-century French olive morocco, gold-tooled, with inlays (of light brown, dark brown, and reddish-brown morocco), and black paint, over Greek-style wooden boards (34 x 21 cm), attributed to Claude de Picques for Thomas Mahieu, ca. 1550-1555. Plain pape
Inscriptions/Markings
Most verso leaves ruled in red.
Provenance
Thomas Mahieu, monogram ("A E G H I M N O P R S T V" for "Thomas Mahieu. Ingratis servire nephas") on back cover; Guyot de Villeneuve, sale, Paris, part II, 25 March 1901, lot 569; Libraire Morgand (Rahir), no. 25879; Pierpont Morgan, purchased from Rahir
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