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Opusculum de Herone et Leandro
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Title
Opusculum de Herone et Leandro.
Created
France, [ca. 1800]
Physical Description
ff. ii + ii + 22 + ii + ii : parchment ; 200 x 140 mm.
Language
Latin
Notes
Script: "Typographic" Greek and Latin script.
Binding: De luxe binding by Francois Bozerian called Bozerian Jeune, 19th century. Black morocco over cardboard, both covers with gold-tooled frame and corner-pieces and the Aldine anchor and dolphin in the centre. Spine with seven raised bands with in the compartments the gold-tooled inscriptions "MUSAEUS", "ALDUS / 1495", "REL.P.BOZERIAN.JEU" and "IN MEMBRAN". The other compartments tooled. Gilt edges. Gold-tooled green silk doublure and silvery silk pasted on the facing flyleaf.
In Greek and Latin.
Record created by Beinecke staff from catalog description by Albert Derolez.
Provenance
Acquired by William Loring Andrews for £9.00 (his signature and bookplate), who presented it to Yale in 1894.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript on parchment of a facsimile of the edition Venice, Aldus Manutius, [1495-1497]. In contrast with the edition, in which the Greek text is interleaved with the Latin translation by Marcus Musurus (c. 1470-1517), in the facsimile the Greek text is followed by the Latin translation and the copy of the two woodcuts illustrating the Hero and Leander story is placed between both on ff. 11v-12r.
Publications
C.E. Lutz, "Manuscripts Copied from Printed Books" in Lutz, Essays, pp. 129-138 (135-138), first published 1975.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 01, 2010
References
Musaeus Grammaticus, Opusculum de Herone et Leandro. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Musaeus Grammaticus, Opusculum de Herone et Leandro. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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