Bod-Inc: O-059

Ovidius Naso, Publius

Fasti (comm. Antonius Constantius and Paulus Marsus).

 

Analysis of Content

a1r [Title.]

a1r Merula, Bartholomaeus: [Letter addressed to] Alexander Merula. Incipit: ‘[L]itteras tuas, Alexander charissime, et fraterni amoris et eruditionis . . .’ Explicit: non desinas Letter dated 1 Apr. 1496.

a1v Palladius Soranus, Domitius: ‘Tetrastichon' [addressed to] Antonius Constantius. [All items in this edition edited by Barthomolaeus Merula.] Incipit: ‘Sulmo tumet Nasone suo Uerona Catullo | Gloria Romani magna Tibulle laris'; distichs. Bartholomaeus describes his editorial work in the letter to Alexander Merula (see above).

a2r Constantius, Antonius: ‘Praefatio' [addressed to] Federicus de Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino. Incipit: ‘[V]eram religionem quam licet diuini cultus scientiam diffinire . . .’ Explicit: posteritas admiretur

a2r Constantius, Antonius: ‘In Fastos argumentum'. Incipit: ‘[I]uculentum opus Nasonis quod explicandum assumpsimus Fastorum . . .’ Explicit: studia relinquatur A separate ‘argumentum', entitled ‘interpretatio', and written by Antonius, appear before books 2 and 3; thereafter the commentary itself is entitled ‘interpretatio', but there are no separate summaries.

a3r Marsus, Paulus: ‘Praefatio in Fastos' [addressed to] Georgius Cornelius. Incipit: ‘[P]ostquam mihi ex longa peregrinatione redire tandem tua quoque pace . . .’ Explicit: tandem ueniamus See O‑056.

a3r Marsus, Paulus: ‘Ouidii vita'. Incipit: ‘[P]ublius Ouidius Naso Pelignus Sulmone ex equestri natus est ordine . . .’ Explicit: interpretationem ueniendum

a4r [Constantius], Antonius: [Commentary on Fasti, books 1-2.] Incipit: ‘  “[T]empora cum causis”. Duodecim anni menses et dies festos cum eorum . . .’ Explicit: Seruio uitiosa

a4r Ovidius Naso, Publius: Fasti [books 1-2]. Ov. Fast. 1-2.

a4v Marsus, Paulus: [Commentary on Fasti, books 1-2.] Incipit: ‘[E]t cum proprium sit poetarum proponere inuocare narrare . . .’ Explicit: alias diximus

l7v Marsus, Paulus: ‘Praefatio in tertium' [addressed to] Georgius Cornelius. Incipit: ‘[T]ertia nunc nostri subeunt monumenta laboris | Scipiadum antiqui generis uenerata Georgi'; 28 hexameters.

l8r [Constantius], Antonius: [Commentary on Fasti, books 3-6]. Incipit: ‘  “[B]ellice depositis clipeo paulisper et hasta”. Duo uult imprimis deponi quae commouebantur . . .’ Explicit: nobilium et sambuca

l8r [Ovidius Naso, Publius]: Fasti [books 3-6]. Ov. Fast. 3-6.

l8r Marsus, Paulus: [Commentary on Fasti, books 3-6.] Incipit: ‘  “[B]ellice depositis”. Ordinem mensium per Romulum, et postea per Numam . . .’ Explicit: Musarum effigies

C3r [Constantius, Antonius: Epilogue addressed to the reader (later clearly identified as Federicus de Montefeltro).] Incipit: ‘Hec in Fastos Nasonis scripsimus, lector candide, qua uisum est breuitate . . .’ Explicit: fuisse perspectam

C3v [Colophon.]

C4r Constantius, Antonius: [Letter addressed to] Zagarellus [Gambitellus]. Incipit: ‘[N]on est nobis molestum ut te uideo suspicari quod scribis . . .’ Explicit: tandem in patriam redi . . .

C4v Marsus, Paulus: [Letter addressed to] Georgius Cornelius. Incipit: ‘[C]aecilla sunt, G. Corneli, quae nos octo antea annis in Ouidianos Fastos . . .’ Explicit: præteriisse iure possit

C5r [Marsus, Paulus]: ‘Ratio astrologiae' [addressed to] Georgius Cornelius. Incipit: ‘[S]ed proposueram, G. Corneli, repetiturum me in fine commentariorum . . .’ Explicit: mihi posteri sempiternam

Imprint

Imprint: Venice: Johannes Tacuinus, de Tridino, 12 June 1497. Folio.

Collation

Collation: a–z & [con] [rum] A⁸ B C⁶.

Illustrations: Woodcut on a1r: see BMC.

References

ISTC: io00176000

Hain: HC (+ Addenda) *12247;

Goff: Goff O‑176;

BMC: BMC V 531;

Proctor: Pr 5447;

Others: BSB‑Ink O‑131; Essling 1124; Oates 2117; Rhodes 1292; Sack, Freiburg, 2637; Sander 5300; Sheppard 4539.

LCN: 14441290

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