[Annotations : to Graeciae excellentium oratorum, Aeschinis et Demosthenis, orationes adversariae]

Contributor:

Reuchlin, Johann, 1455-1522 (editor)

Name:

Demosthenes; Aeschines; Isocrates

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1543

Description:

Two student texts of the Attic orators Demosthenes and Aeschines from the prosecution of Athenian orator Ctesiphon, edited by German humanist Johann Reuchlin, published in Paris by Christian Wechel in 1543, together with an edition of Isocrates' Encomium Helenae published in Paris by Joannes Lodoicus (Jean Loys) in 1538. 64 pages of Demosthenes's oration On the crown have extensive interlinear annotations in Latin and marginal annotations in Greek. The opening of the Helen is annotated in the same manner.

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Giuliano Attilio Piovano (bookplate on verso of vellum reinforcement, G. A. Piovano, with motto Panta kai ouden, and inscription "All' amico Piovano con franca amicizia, [G. Vitalis?], Torino, XXII Settembre del MCMXII, p. 180).; Sold by Martayan Lan (New York), 2008.; Piovano, Giuliano Attilio, 1881- former owner.

Subject:

Oratory -- Early works to 1800; Oratory

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Annotations; Orations; Hybrid books; Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern); Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

90 leaves : paper; 231 x 166 (168 x 91) mm bound to 232 x 167 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger; title for book on printed title page (p. 1) is Tōn tēs Hellados exochōn rhētorōn Aischinou kai Dēmosthenous logoi antipaloi.; Table of contents: 1. p.4-6: Peri staseōs tou kata Ktēsiphōntos logou.; Table of contents: 2. p.7-76: Aischinou rhētoros kata Ktēsiphōntos.; Table of contents: 3. p.77-78: Aibaniou hupothesis tou peri tou stephanou logou.; Table of contents: 4. p.79-162: Dēmosthenous ho peri tou stephanou logos.; Table of contents: 5. p.165-179: Isokratous Helenēs enkōmion.; Collation: Paper, 90; 1-19⁴ 20⁶ 21-22⁴; [1], 2-162, [163-180]; contemporary printed pagination, modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners.; Script: Annotations in a minuscule hand.; Binding: Contract in Latin on parchment, lacking beginning, probably in a French hand (Martayan Lan).; Origin: Probably annotated in Paris, after 1543.; Greek, with Greek and Latin annotations.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1242