De re vestiaria libellus ex Bayfio excerptus : Addita vulgaris linguae interpretatione in adulescentulorum gratiam atq[ue] utilitatem.

Author

Lazare de Baïf

Title

De re vestiaria libellus ex Bayfio excerptus : Addita vulgaris linguae interpretatione in adulescentulorum gratiam atq[ue] utilitatem.

Date

1536

Place

Lugduni [Lyon]

Publisher

Apud Hæredes Simonis Vincentii

Language

Latin
French

Contributor

PRINTER:
Gaspard Trechsel
Melchior Trechsel
Heirs of Simon Vincentius

Editor

Charles Estienne

Note

IMPRINT:
Lugduni : Apud Hæredes Simonis Vincentii, 1536.

Colophon: Excudebant Lugduni Melchior et Gaspar Trechsel fratres, 1536.

CONTENT:
These were at first abridged adaptations for children, with French glossaries, of Lazare de Baif's scholarly treatises on Roman antiquities. This is the first title in the series, compiled from Baif's original Basel edition of 1526, and deals with ancient Roman dress--from hats and bonnets to shoes and sandals, with a section on carpets and rugs, as well as one on colors of wools and clothes.

The "vulgaris linguae interpretatio" consists of giving the French equivalent of the Latin terms for the items of clothing and materials described.

Copy has manuscript annotations in unknown hands.

Abridged for young people by Charles Estienne.

ILLUSTRATIONS:
Woodcut printer's device on title page.

FORMAT:
62 pages, 10 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (8vo)

BINDING:
Bound in 18th century vellum.

REFERENCES:
Adams ; B-42
A Horodisch, "Die Geburt eines Kinderbuches im 16. Jahrhundert." in Gutenberg-Jahrbuch [1960], 211-22.

Archive Location

Library Catalog

Num Pages

72

Call Number

GT545 .B35 1536

Files

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GT545 .B35 1536 a2 recto marginalia.jpg
GT545 .B35 1536 b2 verso marginalia.jpg
GT545 .B35 1536 Colophon.jpg
GT545 .B35 1536 Cover.jpg

Collection

Citation

Lazare de Baïf, “De re vestiaria libellus ex Bayfio excerptus : Addita vulgaris linguae interpretatione in adulescentulorum gratiam atq[ue] utilitatem.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10221.