Ioannis Caramuelis Primus calamus ob oculos ponens metametricam
Subtitle: quae varijs currentium, recurrentium, adscendentium, descendentium, nec-non circumvolantium versuum ductibus, aut aeri incisos aut buxo insculptos aut plumbo infusos multiformes labyrinthos exornat.
Publisher: Fabius Falconius excudebat
Published: 1663
Place of publication: Romae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Latin language -- Prosodic analysis -- Early works to 1800.; Latin language -- Metrics and rhythmics -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Primus calamus metametrikēn exhibens; Ioannis Caramvelis Primvs calamvs ob ocvlos ponens metametricam; Primus calamus ob oculos ponens metametricam; Metametrica; Caramuelis Metametrica
Notes: Added engraved t.p., illustrated, with title: Ioannis Caramuelis Primus calamus metametrikēn exhibens, and imprint: Romae, anno 1662.
Although woodcuts are mentioned on the t.p., the only examples in LC's incomplete copy are initials and tailpiece ornaments. The music probably represents the part "plumbo infusi"; cf. New Grove dict. of music and musicians, XV, p. 236 ff. ("Printing music from type").
Signatures of incomplete copy: engr. t.p., [cross]⁴ [superscript chi][cross]⁶ [sec.]⁴ 2[sec.]² 3[sec.]-4[sec.]⁴ 5[sec.]⁶ A-2G⁴ 2H⁶, ²A-G⁴ H². In LC copy engr. t.p. follows [cross]1.
LC copy incomplete: the last 55% of the work wanting. NUC pre-1956 gives pagination as [22], XXXX, 252, 60, [2], 148, 58, 72, 128, 24, 129-132 p.