"Brevissima Institutio, Sev Ratio Grammatices congnoscendæ ... 1611": leaves E8-Q8, with special title page (with royal arms on verso)., A compilation of rules for Latin grammar, by William Lily, John Colet and Thomas Robertson, with many additions by later revisers; commonly called "Lily's grammar.", Interleaved, with numerous manuscript additions in a contemporary hand, apparently Henry Vernon, whose name is inscribed on leaf facing the title page., Royal arms on verso of title page. Woodcut of the tree of knowledge on last page., and Signatures: A-Q8 (A1 blank, except for signature-mark on recto).
Publisher:
Printed by Iohn Norton, Printer to the Kings Maiesty in Latine, Greeke and Hebrew
Subject (Name):
Vernon, Henry--Inscription and Vernon, Henry--Ms. notes
Subject (Topic):
Latin language--Grammar and Latin language--Grammar--1500-1799
Colophon of v. 3 dated 1655., Signatures: v. 3: A-4I⁴ 4K²., and Vol. 3 has sub-title: Theatrum hieroglyphicum, hoc est, noua & hucusque intentata obeliscorum coeterorumque hieroglyphicorum monumentorum, quae tùm Romae, tùm in Aegypto ac celebrioribus Europae musaeis adhuc supersunt, interpretatio iuxta sensum physicum, tropologicum, mysticum, historicum, politicum, magicum, medicum, mathematicum, cabalisticum, hermeticum, sophicum, theosophicum; ex omni orientalium doctrina & sapientia demonstrata.
Publisher:
Ex typographia Vitalis Mascardi
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Egypt--History, and Egypt--Religion
Subject (Topic):
Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic and Hermetism--Early works to 1800
Bound with his Turris Babel ... Amstelodami, M DC LXXIX., Interpretation of the hieroglyphics traced on two "enveloppes de momies" brought from Egypt and preserved at the Château d'Ussé in Touraine. Another edition (with imprint : Romæ, ex typographia Vitalis Mascardi) published in the same year. cf. A. de Backer, Bibliothèque des écrivains de la Compagnie de Jésus, 1853, 1. sér., p. 431., Printer's device on the title page with motto: Vivitur ingenio., and Signatures: +-++4A-K4 (K4 blank).