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Epigrammata et Poematia vetera
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
Editor: Pierre Pithou (French, 1539–1596)
Publisher: Jacob Chouet (16th–17th century)
Printer: Antonius Candidus (French, 16th century)
Editor: Pierre Pithou (French, 1539–1596)
Publisher: Jacob Chouet (16th–17th century)
Printer: Antonius Candidus (French, 16th century)
1596
Place of Publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with one woodcut printer's device on title
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 10.8 x 4.7 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James W. Mavor, Jr.
Accession Number1986.867
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Geneva: Antonius Candidus for Jacob Chouet, 1596
DescriptionGeneva: Antonius Candidus for Jacob Chouet, 1596) Quarto; 312 leaves; contemporary stiff vellum, reddish-brown cloth box.
ProvenanceEarly ownership inscription (illegible) on front flyleaf; David Erskine, 1756 (inscr. on title); E.P. Goldschmidt, London, from whose catalogue 86 (item 97) purchased in 1948 by Anna Hoyt Mavor, Boston; her son James W. Mavor, Jr., by whom given to the MFA, December 17, 1986.