[Cosmographies].

Abstract:

Four ancient Greek cosmographies in Latin translation: Plato's Timaeus translated and with a commentary by Calcidius, Aristotle's De mundo translated by Ioannes Argyropoulos, Philo's De incorruptione mundi probably translated by Lilius Tifernas, and Cleomedes's De mundo translated by Carolus Valgulius.

Date:

1500

Identifier:

9924875023503681; (OCoLC)ocn212086416; (OCoLC)212086416; (CStRLIN)PAUR98-A6612; (PU)2487502-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Latin; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Provenance:

Sold by Helmuth Domizlaff (Munich), 1950.; Formerly owned by a member of the Tirabosco family (early ownership inscription in ink, f. 340v).

Publisher:

[Italy], [circa 1500]

Relation:

De contemplatione orbium excelsorum.

Subject:

Astronomy, Greek.; Cosmography -- Early works to 1800.; Cosmography.; Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.; Astronomy.; Codices (bound manuscripts); Annotations.; Diagrams.; Translations (documents); Manuscripts, Renaissance.; Manuscripts, Latin -- 16th century.; Manuscripts, Latin -- 15th century.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

341 leaves : paper, illustrations; 203 x 144 (130 x 73) mm bound to 214 x 146 mm

Personal Name:

Valgulius, Carolus, -1498, translator.; Calcidius.; Aristotle. De mundo. Latin; Argyropoulos, Iōannēs, -1486, translator.; Aristotle.; Philo, of Alexandria. De incorruptione mundi.; Tifernas, Lilius, 1417 or 1418-1486, translator.; Cleomedes. Elementary theory of the heavens. Latin.; Plato. Timaeus. Latin

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Collation: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 340 + i (contemporary paper); 1-21¹⁰ 22⁸ 23¹⁰ 24⁸ 25-29¹⁰ 30⁸ 31-34¹⁰ 35⁶; [1-340]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; 4th work translated by Carolus Valgulius, translation dedicated to Cesare Borgia. Only known work of Cleomedes, later translated under various titles, now known as De mundo.; 3rd work probably translated by Lilius Tifernas (Zacour-Hirsch, Supplement A, Corrigenda). Title from explicit (f. 274r).; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; 2nd work Pseudo-Aristotle (Zacour-Hirsch).; Ms. codex.; Layout: Written in 23 long lines; ruled in drypoint.; Script: Written in a humanistic script by more than one hand. Marginal and interlinear annotations in various hands.; Decoration: Rubricated headings, marginal notes, and paragraph marks; spaces left for initials, some filled in, many with guide letters visible; marginal geometric diagrams in the first and fourth works.; Binding: Original tooled calf.; Origin: Written in Italy, circa 1500 (Zacour-Hirsch).; List of contents in contemporary hand (front flyleaf [i] recto).; Latin, with annotations in Latin and Greek.

Physical Location:

Ms. Codex 761