Autograph manuscript, heavily corrected, of a translation from the Greek of Musaeus (Grammaticus), concerning the tragic love between Hero and Leander.
Description:
Binding: Contemporary polished calf, gold-tooled edges, with title on spine: MS. Hero and Leander--W. Hayley., Bookplate, with lion and Maltese cross, and pencil inscription: Sub Robore Virtus; F.W. Cosens. [Frederick W., 1819-1889], For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Inscription on first page: 22 ff. 4to. n.d. Complete from Hero & Leander Close friend of Blake., and Title inscription in Greek: Mousaiou ta Kath' Hero Kai Leandron.
Subject (Name):
Hayley, William,--1745-1820. and Musaeus,--Grammaticus.
Subject (Topic):
Hero (Greek mythology) and Leander (Greek mythology)
Manuscript on paper (rough, brown; trimmed; no watermarks) of the Life of Josephus, which was perhaps an appendage to his Antiquitates. This codex appears to be one of the earliest surviving authorities for the autobiography of Josephus.
Description:
Binding: 17th-18th centuries (?). Rebound in brick-red leather, blind-tooled with a rope interlace with small dots in the border and a floreate cross in the center., Crude headpiece on f. 1r, with title and small initials in red., Script: Written by a single scribe in well-spaced minuscule; a second scribe added four lines on f. 32v, partly damaged and undeciphered., and The upper and lower portions of the manuscript are waterstained. Most folios have been repaired; the final leaf is badly mutilated with much damage to the text.
Subject (Name):
Josephus, Flavius
Subject (Topic):
Autobiography, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Jiménez de Cisneros, Francisco, 1436?-1517 López de Zuñiga, Diego, 16th century
Published / Created:
1514-17.
Call Number:
MLa191 +514
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Bible. Polyglot. 1514-17. In Academia complutensi.
Description:
For full description of this work, see British and foreign Bible Society, Historical ctalogue, v. 2, no. 1412., Initials; tail-pieces., The first polyglot Bible, edited by eminent scholars, headed by Diego López de Zuñiga, and printed, in an edition of 600 copies, at the expense of Cardinal Ximénez., Titles, with Cardinal Ximénez' coat of arms, are within woodcut borders., Vol. 1 (with title: Vetus Testamentu[m] multiplici lingua nu[n]c primo impressum) and v. 2-4 (Secu[n]da[quarta] pars Veteris Testamenti) have colophon (v. 4) dated, 10 July 1517., and Vol. 1 has Hebrew, Greek and Latin in parallel columns, with Chaldaic text at foot of page.
Publisher:
Industria Arnaldi Guillelmi de Brocario in Academia complutensi]
Errata: p. 58-[1] at end., First part of title in Greek characters., Imperfect: last (colophon) leaf badly mutilated; blank portions of leaves E6 and a1 cut away. Bookplate: Isaiah Thomas. Stamp: American Antiquarian Society. Illegible autograph, dated 1690., Imprint taken from colophon., Latin translation in italic type., and Signatures: A-D⁴ E⁶ a-f⁴ g⁶.
Publisher:
Apud Reynerum Vuolsium in Coemiterio Diui Pauli ad signum aenei serpentis,
Subject (Name):
American Antiquarian Society Stamp., Cheke, John, Sir, 1514-1557, tr., Thomas, Isaiah,--1749-1831--Bookplate., and Wolfe, Reyner, d. 1573, printer.
Subject (Topic):
Christian life--Early works to 1800. and Sermons, Greek--Early works to 1800.