Bod-Inc: C-008
Caesar, Gaius Julius
Commentarii.
Analysis of Content
a1r Caesar, Gaius Julius: Commentarii de bello Gallico. Books I–VII. Caes. Gal.
g4v Hirtius, Aulus: Commentarii de bello Gallico. Book VIII. Caes. Gal.
h4r Caesar, Gaius Julius: Commentarii de bello civili. Books I–III. Caes. Civ.
n1v Hirtius, [Aulus] or Oppius, [Gaius pseudo-]: Commentarii de bello Alexandrino. See CTC III 133-4.
o5v Hirtius, [Aulus pseudo-] or Oppius, [Gaius pseudo-]: Commentarii de bello Africo. See CTC III 134-6.
q4v Hirtius, [Aulus pseudo-] or Oppius, [Gaius pseudo-]: Commentarii de bello Hispaniensi. See CTC III 136-9.
r5v [Colophon.]
A1r Marlianus, Raimundus: ‘Index commentariorum G. Iulii Caesaris'. Incipit: ‘[C]aesar in commentariis . . .’
Imprint
Imprint: Milan: Philippus de Lavagnia, 8 Apr. 1478. Folio.
Collation
Collation: a–p8 q r6 A B8 C4.
References
ISTC: ic00020000
GW: GW 5867;
Hain: HC *4216;
Goff: Goff C‑20;
BMC: BMC VI 706;
Proctor: Pr 5861;
Others: BSB‑Ink C‑26; Sheppard 4819.
LCN: 13888356
Copies
Copy number: C-008(1)
Binding: Eighteenth-century French mottled calf; marbled pastedowns; endleaves watermarked ‘FRIAND', the spine gold-tooled; the gold stamp of the Bodleian Library on both covers.
Size: 326 × 225 × 35 mm.
Size of leaf: 320 × 207 mm.
Washed out capital strokes visible as yellow shadows.
Washed out early marginal notes, occasionally visible.
Provenance: Philibert Charles Marie Varenne de Fenille (1730-1794); engraved armorial book-plate on front pastedown: azure, a bar-gemel or between three wings argent; see E. Olivier, G. Hermel, and R. de Roton, Manuel de l'amateur de reliures armoriées françaises (Paris, 1924-38), pl. 589. Purchased for £2. 5. 0; see Books Purchased (1790), 6.
SHELFMARK: Auct. N 3.4.
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