Francisci Bencii è Societate Iesv, Orationes & Carmina
Subtitle: cvm dispvtatione de stylo & scriptione.
Contributors: Benci, Francesco, 1542-1594.; Benci, Francesco, 1542-1594.; Pillehotte, Jean, d. 1612, publisher.; Gazaeus, Hugo, printer.; Jesuit Community at Boston College,
Edition: Edito quarta / cui praeter multa poëmata, accessit oratio de morte & rebus gestis illustriss. Principis Alexandri Farnesii ducis Parmensis.
Publisher: apvd Ioan. Pillehotte, sub signo nominis Iesv
Published: 1603
Place of publication: Lvgdvni
Language: lat
Number of pages: 475
Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- Early works to 1800.; Latin poetry -- Early works to 1800.; Latin drama -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Francisci Bencii è Societate Jesu, Orationes & Carmina; Orationes & carmina; Orationes et carmina; Francisci Bencii è Societate Iesv Carminvm libri qvatvor eivsdem Ergastvs et Philotimvs, dramata; Carminvm libri qvatvor; Francisci Bencii è Societate Iesu Carminum libri quatuor eiusdem Ergastus et Philotimus, dramata; Carminum libri quatuor; Fraci. Bencii Orationes & carmina
Notes: Collation: 16mo: A-3E⁸ 3F² [$5 (-A1, 3F2) signed (missigning 2P5 as 2P, 3F1 as 2F)]; 410 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [1] 4-5 [1] 7-475 [blank], [10] 2-106 [1] 108-285, 284-328 [1] 330 [1] [blank] (misprinting 11 as 10, 189 as 186, 198 as 148, 214 as 188, 288 as 228, 305, 315, 449 as 450, 130 as 30, 266-267 as 264-265, 270-271 as 268-269, 274-275 as 272-273, 278-279 as 276-277, 282-283 as 280-281, 284 as 282, 285 as 253).

Colophon: "Lvgdvni, ex typographiae Hvgonis Gazaei, M.DCIIII."

Vol. 2 has separate dated t.p. with title: "Francisci Bencii è Societate Iesv Carminvm libri qvatvor eivsdem Ergastvs et Philotimvs, dramata. Editio quarta auctior. Lvgdvni : apvd Ioan. Pillehotte, sub signo nominis Iesv, 1603." and begins new pagination and register.

The two plays, Ergastus and Philotimus, at the end of pt. 2 each have divisional t.p.; pagination and register continuous.

Jesuit device on t.p.s; head- and tail-pieces; initials.

Sommervogel, I, 1289.

Jesuit Community of Boston College, gift.

Burns Library copy: contemporary vellum binding.

Burns Library copy: in manuscript on 3rd front free endpaper and on t.p.: "Ex libris Jo. Bar. de Comi[.]ibres I.V.C."