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More, Thomas, Saint. De optimo reip. statu, deque noua insula Vtopia : libellus uere aureus, nec minus salutaris quàm festiuus, clarissimi disertissimiq[ue] uiri Thomae Mori inclytae ciuitatis Londinensis ciuis & vicecomitis ; Epigrammata clarissimi disertissimiq[ue] uiri Thomae Mori, pleraq[ue] è Graecis uersa. Epigrammata Des. Erasmi Roterodami

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Creator
More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535
Date
mense Decembri an. MDXVIII [1518]
Location
Basileae
Basel,  Switzerland
Media format
Printed text
Extent
355 [i.e. 359] p.

Language
Latin
Size
22 cm
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Reference IDs
Panzer: VI, 205, no. 222
Fairfax Murray: 304
Folger bibliographic ID: 263464
Folger call number: PR2321 .U82 1518 Cage
Folger holdings ID: 348929
Accession Number: cs1944
Notes
Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Imprint from colophon. Each of the three parts has its own colophon, that of the first part, the Utopia, being dated March, 1518. The Epigrammata of More and Erasmus also have special title pages Title-page borders and the illustrations on p. [12] and p. [25] are from designs by Hans Holbein Originally published 1516, with title: Libellus vere aureus de optimo reip. statu, deque nova insula Utopiae Roman, Greek and Hebrew type (Proctor 14177); 26 lines. With catchwords, headlines, initials (mostly ornamental or historiated), marginalia, paging and signature marks. With borders on p. [17] and title page to each part. Printer's marks (Heitz: Basel, 31-33) at end of each part Signatures: a-s⁴ t-v⁶ x-z⁴ A-l⁴ K⁶ L-T⁴ V⁶ Several errors in paging; 8 pages between p. 162 and 167 numbered as 4 leaves Border on title page and on p. [17] lettered: Hans Holb Also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1987. Folger's Choice (catalog entry 32)

Item information about Folger PR2321 .U82 1518 Cage

In early calf (rebacked) with two blind-stamped borders surrounding an empty central panel, gold-stamped red leather label on spine. Extensive manuscript bibliographical note on front paste-down endpaper signed at top: R. Farmer. Some underscoring to text

Also known as
Uniform title: Utopia
Extended title: De optimo reip. statu, deque noua insula Vtopia : libellus uere aureus, nec minus salutaris quàm festiuus, clarissimi disertissimiq[ue] uiri Thomae Mori inclytae ciuitatis Londinensis ciuis & vicecomitis ; Epigrammata clarissimi disertissimiq[ue] uiri Thomae Mori, pleraq[ue] è Graecis uersa. Epigrammata Des. Erasmi Roterodami
Alternate titles: De optimo reip. statv, deqve noua insula Vtopia
Subjects
Utopias
Related names
author: More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535
printer: Froben, Johann, -1527
printmaker: Holbein, Ambrosius, 1494?-1518?
printmaker: Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
former owner: Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797
former owner: Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930
former owner: Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936

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