*El trivio y el cuadrivio o la nueva enciclopedia. El cómo, cuándo y la razón de las cosas*

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2029
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Bastús, Joaquín
Title
El trivio y el cuadrivio o la nueva enciclopedia. El cómo, cuándo y la razón de las cosas
Statement of responsibility
By Dr. D. V. Joaquín Bastús, author of several scientific works, member of the principal scientific institutions of Europe, correspondent of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic, etc.
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Not identified
Printer
Imprenta de la Viuda é Hijos de Gaspar
Date
1862
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona: Imprenta de la Viuda é Hijos de Gaspar, 1862
Language
Spanish
Edition
Not identified
Alternative title
Nueva enciclopedia. El cómo, cuándo y la razón de las cosas
Original work
El trivio y el cuadrivio o la nueva enciclopedia. El cómo, cuándo y la razón de las cosas
Original language
Spanish
Print run
Not identified
2. Physical description
Collation
401 pages
Illustrations
None
Maps
None
Format
Large octavo (8vo)
Dimensions
23 × 16.5 cm
Typographical signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Machine-made wove paper
Watermarks
Not identified from the supplied images
Printing condition
Letterpress printing in black ink; two-column composition in part of the volume; slightly uneven inking on some leaves, while remaining clearly legible throughout.
3. Binding
Binding type
Publisher's full cloth binding
Colours
Burgundy and gilt
Decoration
Plain burgundy cloth boards; spine with gilt rules and gilt title
Spine
Burgundy cloth spine with gilt title
4. Contents
Content description
Popular encyclopaedic work arranged in the form of questions and answers. It covers history, religion, science, literature, language, geography, customs, etymology, inventions and the practical application of everyday knowledge. The volume includes a preliminary introduction and a comprehensive alphabetical subject index.
5. General notes
Note 1
Published in Barcelona in 1862 by the Imprenta de la Viuda é Hijos de Gaspar.
Note 2
The main text ends on page 384 with the word “FIN”.
Note 3
The alphabetical subject index extends to page 401.
Note 4
The paper shows scattered foxing consistent with its age and the characteristics of the paper.
Note 5
No bookplates, handwritten annotations or ownership stamps have been identified in the supplied images.
6. Subjects
Main subject
Encyclopaedias
Subsubjects
Popular knowledge, reference works, history, religion, literature, language, geography, science, customs
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
2029
Condition
Good overall condition; sound binding; complete text block; scattered foxing throughout the paper; minor wear and signs of use to the cloth binding
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy in the original burgundy publisher's cloth binding with gilt-lettered spine and marbled endpapers. The main text is complete to page 384, followed by the alphabetical subject index ending on page 401.