Manuscript on paper (variety of watermarks) of Part I: Dionysius the Areopagite, De caelesti hierarchia with the Paraphrasis of George Pachymeres. Part II: Dionysius the Areopagite, De divinis nominibus I.1-II.9, with Paraphrasis of George Pachymeres. Part III: Nicetas of Serres, Commentarius in Gregorii Nazianzeni orationes. Part IV: Theophanes Cerameus, Homiliae (text of 13 sermons). Part V: Andrew of Crete, Encomium in Martyres X. Part VI: Nicephorus Blemmydes, De anima. Part VII: Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De compositione verborum, extract (ch. 14-15).
Description:
Belonged to Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766-1827). Belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (no. 9480). Purchased from L. C. Witten with funds from the Jacob Ziskind Charitable Trust in 1957., Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Rigid vellum, rebacked., In Greek., Part I: Carefully executed woven headpieces in black and red on ff. 1r and 7r; beginning of each portion of the text marked by large initial in red, accompanied by flowers outlined in red and filled with pale yellow. Rubrics stop on f. 22v. Part II: Crude headpiece (in imitation of that on f. 7r?) occurs on f. 100r. Large painted initials, in red, with vine-leaf appendages, mark sections of the text. Part III: Delicate floral headpiece on f. 138r: each flower is outlined in red and painted with pale grey and red washes; details added in black. More modest headpiece in similar style, but painted with yellow, occurs on f. 148v; intricate initials in same colors on ff. 138v and 148v. Part IV: Simple woven headpieces, in red, on ff. 266r and 269r. Initials with floral motifs accompany rubricated titles for each sermon; decoration is incomplete (stops on f. 320r). Part V: One initial, in black, occurs at the beginning of the text (f. 330r). Part VII: Small decorative initial and heading, in red, at the beginning of the work., and Script: The codex is composed of several small manuscripts and booklets, each copied by a different scribe but all written in similar styles of minuscule, that were originally bound together in the 17th century shortly after being copied.
Subject (Name):
Andrew, of Crete, Saint, approximately 660-740, Dionysius, of Halicarnassus, Dionysius,--the Areopagite, Saint,--1st cent, Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint, Nicephorus, Blemmydes, 1197-1272, and Pachymeres, George, 1242-ca. 1310
Subject (Topic):
Christian martyrs, Cosmology, Ancient, Fathers of the church, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, Scholia, Sermons--Early works to 1800, and Theology--Early works to 1800
BEIN 2010 56: Ownership inscription and ms. notes of the Augsburg Hellenist Hieronymus Wolf indicating that this book was from the library of Johann Jakob Fugger. Stamp: Biblioteca Heberiana. Blind tooled pigskin binding., BEIN Gfd46 c551: For fuller description see Renouard, Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde, 3rd ed., 1834, p. 151-2; Bibliotheca Lindesiana, vol. 1, col. 2343. Two leaves of a vellum manuscript (a Latin theological treatise) serve as end papers., Editorship uncertain: attributed both to Federico Torresani and to Paolo Manuzio., First edition., Renouoard. 3rd. ed. 1834. p. 145 for relationship of Torresano & the sons of Aldus. Hard to tell exactly who was printer., and Signatures: A-3L⁸.
Publisher:
apud Federicum Turrisanum,
Subject (Name):
Fugger, Johann Jakob,--1516-1575--Ownership, Heber, Richard,--1773-1833--Bookplate, Manuzio, Paolo, 1512-1574, printer. prt, Torresano, Federico, d. 1561 or 62, publisher, Wolf, Hieronymus,--1516-1580--Autograph, and Wolf, Hieronymus,--1516-1580--Ms. notes
Epistolae. Latin and In Phalaridis tyranni Agrigentini epistolas proemium
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Caption title., Final p. blank., Imperfect: wormed, with slight loss of text., Imprint from Walsh and Sack. Reichling lists the work as printed in Bologna by Balthasar Azoguidus ca. 1480. Goff lists it as printed in Venice by Philippus Pincius ca. 1495., Leaf tipped in at end with ms. volvelle containing moveable parts., Ms. notes in a number of contemporary hands. Bookseller's label: Fiammetta Soave, Roma., Signatures: a-f⁴., and Translated by Francesco Griffolino (also known as Francescus Arretinus).
Publisher:
Lazzaro de' Soardi,
Subject (Name):
Griffolini, Francesco, 1418-1483., Phalaris,--Tyrant of Agrigentum,--6th cent. B.C., and Soardi, Lazzaro de', ca. 1450-1517.
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)
Hieroglyphica. Greek & Latin and Hori Apollinis Selecta hieroglyphica
Description:
"Aenigmata symposii poetae cum scholiis ...": pages 273-303., "Superiorum permissu"--Foot of t.p., Illustrated with 184 woodcuts., Index: p. 265-272., No. 1 of 2 titles bound together., Signatures: A-T⁸., Text in Greek and Latin; 1st five words of title transliterated from Greek., and Woodcuts of emblems intended to represent Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Subject (Name):
Zanetti, Luigi, active 1590-1616, printer.
Subject (Topic):
Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Early works to 1800., Emblems--Early works to 1800., and Symbolism--Early works to 1800.
"The first quarto edition of King James' version"--Brit and for. bible soc. Hist. cat., v. 1, p. 137 (no. 242). For complete description see that catalogue., Imperfect: some leaves browned ; some bled at top margin. Autographs of Charles Clay and Thomas Reynoldes., New Testament has printed title within heart shaped center enclosed by woodcut border used in the quarto editions of the Geneva Bible : The Nevv Testment of Ovr Lord and Saviovr Iesvs Christ. [Paragraph] Newly translated out the originall Greeke: and with the former translations diligently compared and reuised, by His Maiesties speciall commandement. [Paragraph] Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie. Anno 1612., and Title-page engraved on copper, the title within a design, signed Iasper. Isac. fecit, which is an adaptation of C. Boel's designe of 1611, verso of t.p. blank.
Publisher:
by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie,
Subject (Name):
Clay, Charles,--1801-1893--Autograph. and Reynoldes, Thomas--Autograph.
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.
BEIN Zi +4383 Copy 2: Binding of stamped calf on wooden boards from between 1482 and 1492. Originally the volume had 5 brass bosses on each board, 2 are now wanting from the front board. Remnants of brass clasps., BEIN Zi +4383 Copy 2: Bookplate: Frank Altschul. Presentation inscription: Hic liber est mei Jeronimj Monetarii de Feltkirchen, arciu[m] ast medicinae doctoris, quem mihi dono dedit Bernardus Walther, Ciuis Nure[n]berge, sua etate in mathematica peritissim[us], anno salut[is] 1492 in dieb[us] Julii., BEIN Zi +4383 Copy 2: With: Georg von, 1423-1461. Theoricae novae planetarum. Nuremberg: Joannes Regiomontanus, ca. 1474. Regiomontanus, Joannes, 1436-1476. Vniversis bonarum artium studiosis Ioannes de Monteregio .S.D.P. Nuremberg: Joannes Regiomontanus, ca. 1475., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: a¹⁰ b-r⁸., Title from incipit in red (leaf a2r)., Translated from Arabic by Adelard of Bath; edited by Campano da Novara. While books I-XIII are Euclid's (cf. Th. Heath. The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements. 1956, v.3, p. 519), Book XIV is a work of the 2d cent. by Hypsicles and book XV the work of a Roman land-surveyor of the 6th century. For a discussion by B.L. van der Waerden of Euclid's sources see Enc. Brit., 15th ed., Micro. IV, p 589., With dedicatory letter by Erhard Ratdolt., and Woodcut initials, large and small, and diagrams in margins throughout; woodcut three-sided border on leaf a2r.
Adelard, of Bath, ca. 1116-1142, Altschul, Frank,--1887-1981--Bookplate, Brandenburg, Hilprand,--1442-1514--Presentation inscription to Reichskartause Buxheim, Campano, da Novara, d. 1296, Hypsicles, of Alexandria, Münzer, Hieronymus,--d. 1508--Presentation inscription from B. Walther, Ratdolt, Erhard, 1447?-1527 or 8, Reichskartause Buxheim Presentation inscription from Hilprand Brandenburg, and Walther, Bernhard,--1430-1504--Presention inscription to H. Münzer
Subject (Topic):
Geometry--Early works to 1800, Incunabula in Yale Library, and Mathematics, Greek--Early works to 1800