Shelfmark
Sa2.5.14
Author
Musaeus Grammaticus.
Uniform title
[Hero and Leander]
Title
Mousaiou poiemation ta kath' Hero kai Leandron ho de kai eis tio Romaion dialekton autolexei metocheteuthe. Musæi opusculum de Herone et Leandro, quod & in Latinam linguam tralatum est.
Varying form of title
Opusculum de Herone et Leandro
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Venice] : [Aldo Manuzio], [1495?-1497?].
Physical description
[22] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; 19cm. (4to).
Note
Previously Cb.2.1.17 and Co.1.17.
Note
Two woodcut illustrations on leaves b6 verso and b7 recto showing two stages of Leander's swim across the Hellespont.
Note
Copies are known with various stop-press and manuscript corrections. Cf. C.F. Bühler, "Aldus Manutius and his first edition of the Greek Musaeus," Early books and manuscripts (1973), p. [162]-169.
Note
Woodcut initial and headpiece on sigs. b2 verso and and a2 recto.
Note
This book appears in Aldus' list of 1498 as "Musaei ... de Herone et Leandro, amantibus, cum interpretatione latina", and is therefore here catalogued as a whole, although the two quires of which it consists were printed at different times. The greek text, comprising the five sheets of quire a is shown by the first words of Aldus' letter on sig. a1 recto to be earlier than the first part of his Aristotle, which appeared on 1 November 1495. The Latin translation, interleaved with the Greek so as to face it page by page, and comprising six sheets signed respectively -, b, c, biiii, v, bvi, is printed with two post 1495 types, the roman (114R.) containing a [rev. D] mark which cannot be traced earlier than 1497. Cf. BM 15th cent [Manchester University Library cat.].
Note
Text in Latin and Greek.
Note
First part of title transliterated from the Greek.
Note
Translated by M. Mousouros.
Note
Place and printer details from colophon at end Greek text. BL gives different dates for Greek and Latin sections; before Nov. 1495 for the Greek, 1497? for the Latin.
Note
First two leaves supplied in late 18th century facsimile.
Note
Ms. annotations (faded).
Citation/references note
Hain +11653; Proctor 5545; Goff M-880; ISTC im00880000; BMC V 552, XII 39
Additional physical form available
Microfiche: Primary Source Microfilm (an imprint of Cengage Learning), 2001. Incunabula: the Printing Revolution in Europe 1455-1500. Unit 45 - Printing in Greek, GK 65 ISTC. Copy: London BL, G.8394.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Eton by Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.
Binding
18th century red morocco. Blind-stamped central ornament, with border of triple fillets. Label reading "Bound by C. Kalthoeber London".
Subject
Hero (Greek mythology) Early works to 1500.
Subject
Leander (Greek mythology) Early works to 1500.
Added entry--name
Mousouros, Markos, ca. 1470 - 1517 translator.
Added entry--name
Storer, Anthony Morris, 1746 - 1799 former owner.
Added entry--name
Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 50 - 1515 printer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B14745