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Title

[Poetae Christiani veteres]

Author

Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515.

Publication

Venetiis, Apud Aldum, 1501-04]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint.
• John, of Damascus, Saint.
• Nonnus, of Panopolis.
• Prudentius, 348-
• Sedulius, active 5th century.
• Severus, Sulpicius.
• Manuzio family.

Description

3 v.; 20 cm. (4to.)

Alternative Title

Poetae Christiani

Subjects

• Greek poetry
• Latin poetry
• Poetry, Latin
• Poetry, Greek

Note

• For full description and detailed contents, cf. Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde. Paris, 1834. p. 24-26, 46, 261.
• [Vol. 1-2] each has dedicatory preface by the compiler, Aldus Manutius.
• [Vol. 1] begins "Prvdentii poetae opera," and includes works by Prosperus Aquitanicus, Joannes Damascenus, Cosmo Hagiopolites and Theophanes.
• [Vol. 2] begins "Qvæ hoc libro continentvr. Sedulii mirabilium diuinorũ libri," and includes works, mostly in verse, by Juvencus, Arator, Proba, Homer, Lactantius, Cyprianus, Tiphernes, Saint Damascus, Zovenzonius, Severus Sulpicius and Leonardus Justinianus.
• [Vol. 3] begins "Aldus Romanus ... S.P.D. Gregorii episcopi Nazanzeni carmina," and includes an incomplete edition of the Gospel of John and Nonnus Panopolitanus' Greek paraphrase.
• With Latin translations of most of the Greek texts, so printed that they may be bound following each other or with the Greek and Latin on opposite pages.--cf. statement laid in book.
• [Vol. 1] leaf 1, last line: ... interpretatatinem [sic]. [Vol. 2] leaf 8, last line: Cum Gratia, & Priuilegio, ut in cæteris.
• With stamp of the St. Dié library in [v. 3]

Indexed In (note)

• Panzer
• Proctor

Call Number

*KB 1501 (Manuzio, A. P. [Poetae Christiani veteres])

OCLC

5214088

Author

Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515.

Title

[Poetae Christiani veteres]

Imprint

Venetiis, Apud Aldum, 1501-04]

Indexed In:

Panzer, VIII, 341, no. 37; 342, no. 38; 370, no. 259; 559, no. 1938

Proctor 12761, 12778, 12801

Local Note

With autographs of I.W. Bruce and Herbert N. Evans, and inscription by the latter indicating previous ownership by Bishop Samuel Butler and Count Boutourlin.

Bound by M.M. Holloway, London, in red morocco, gilt.

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Added Author

Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint.

John, of Damascus, Saint.

Nonnus, of Panopolis.

Prudentius, 348-

Sedulius, active 5th century.

Severus, Sulpicius.

Manuzio family.

Research Call Number

*KB 1501 (Manuzio, A. P. [Poetae Christiani veteres])