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]
Main works: Ff. 1r–8v: Introduction to the Miracles of Mary, መቅድመ ተአምረ ማርያም ዘሙዓልቃ; Ff. 9r–38r: Thirteen Miracles of Mary; Ff. 39r–52v: Image of Galawedéwos (Claudius), መልክአ ገላውዴዎስ; Ff. 53r–61v: Prayer to Saint Mary imploring her to bless the speaker in the various ways in which she has blessed others like Ephrem the Syrian, a priest from Rome; Ff. 63r–68r: Shorter Introduction to the Miracles of Mary, ስምዑ እነግረክሙ; Ff. 68v–73r: Prayer to Saint Mary on behalf of those who wrote the Miracles of Mary; F. 73r, bottom of second column: Chant to be recited after the reading of the Miracles of Jesus; Ff. 73v–82v: Two Miracles of Jesus Christ (beginning at 73v and 83v); Ff. 86rv: Chant to be recited before the reading of the miracle of Jesus., Manuscript In fair hand, in red and black, with f.1r in a Western hand, probably copied in the seventeenth century, and ff. 62 rv in a later hand, in Amharic, containing miracles of Mary., and Varia: Ff. 62rv: Greeting to Abrǝha and Aṣbǝḥa, written in a later hand, in Amharic; Ff. 87rv: Calendar of the monthly feasts for the Apostles; Ff. 87v (center)–88r (top): Calendar of the weevily and unweevily months, ሐሳበ ዕፀዋት ጽንዕት ወጽንጽንት; Ff. 87v (very bottom)–88r (bottom)–90v: Image of the suffering of Saint George, መልክዐ ሥቃዩ.
Description:
Bound in plain wooden boards; four chain stitches, in leather slip-case, with loops for missing carrying strap. Some holes and tears in parchment stitched back together. Sparse marginalia., Gift of Charles C. Torrey, 1950., In Geʼez or Amharic., Notes: F. i r(ecto): “Miracles of the Virgin” written in a Western hand; F. 12r and passim mention the owner, ገብራ ገላወዴዎስ; Blank: ff. i v(erso)–ii v(erso), the two folios (recto and verso) between numbered folios 52 and 53, 91r–92v., and Two columns (ff. 1r–86v); One column (ff. 87r–90v). 14 lines.
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.