Bod-Inc: C-204
Chrysoloras, Emanuel
Erotemata [Greek with Latin translation].
Analysis of Content
[a1r] Chrysoloras, Emanuel: Ἐρωτήματα . Incipit: ‘ [Ε]ἰς πόσα διαρου̂νται τὰ εἰκοσιτέσσερα γράμματα . . .’ Incipit: ‘In quot diuiduntur uigintiquattuor litterae . . .’ The abbreviated version of Guarinus Veronensis. Possibly translated by Guarinus Veronensis; see Sabbadini 38-9, and Agostino Pertusi, ‘ ΕΡΩΤΗΜΑΤΑ per la storia e le fonti delle prime grammatiche greche a stampa', Italia medioevale e umanistica, 5 (1962), 321-51, at 325 note 4, who also suggests that the anonymous Latin translation may be that of Guarinus.
[f3v] [Hail Mary.] Incipit: ‘Aue Maria . . .’ Incipit: ‘ Χαι̂ρε Μαρία κεχαριτωμένη . . .’
[f3v] [The Lord's Prayer.] Incipit: ‘Pater noster . . .’ Incipit: ‘ Πάτερ ἡμω̂ν . . .’
[f4r] [The Greek alphabet with Latin equivalents and names.]
Imprint
Imprint: [Vicenza?: Printer of Chrysoloras, ‘Erotemata', c.1475]. 4°.
Collation
Collation: [a–d8 e f6].
Remarks: Collation as BMC, not as GW.
References
ISTC: ic00491500
GW: GW 6696;
Hain: HCR 5018; C 1604;
Goff: Goff C‑493;
BMC: BMC VII 1038;
Proctor: Pr 7399;
Others: Sheppard 5912.
LCN: 14884659
Copies
Copy number: C-204(1)
Line 5 on [a2r] reads ‘æquiſyllabice', as BMC VIII 1038 (IA.31762).
Binding: Nineteenth-century gold-tooled russia; old parchment endleaves; marbled pastedowns; the gold stamp of the Bodleian Library on both covers.
Size: 204 × 149 × 15 mm.
Size of leaf: 198 × 141 mm.
Provenance: Probably Antoine Augustin Renouard (1765-1853); sale (1830), lot 354. Purchased from Thomas Thorpe (1791-1851), Catalogue (1830), no. 5445 for £10. 10. 0: see Library Bills (1829-32), no. 156, and Books Purchased (1830), 5.
SHELFMARK: Auct. O inf. 1.7.
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