Shelfmark
Fb.6.13
Author
Hierocles of Alexandria,
Title
Hierocles De providentia & fato : una cum fragmentis ejusdem; et Lilii Gyraldi interpretatione Symbolorum Pythagoræ; notisque Merici Casauboni ad Commentarium Hieroclis in Aurea carmina.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De providentia & fato
Publication, distribution, etc.
London. : Printed by J.R. for J. Williams in Cross-keys Court in Little Brittain, and are to be sold by Henry Dickinson of Cambridge bookseller., 1673.
Physical description
[64], 271, [33], 433, [3] p. ; 8vo.
Note
Each t.p. and divisional t.p. has one of a variety of ornaments; head- and tail-pieces, initials, marginal notes.
Note
The Carmen aureum was not in fact written by Pythagoras.
Note
Errata: p. [2] at end.
Note
First part of titles to pt. 1 and pt. 2 and to the Facetiae in Greek script.
Note
"[Hierokleous philosophou Asteia.] = Hieroclis philosophi Facetiae; de priscorum studiosorum dictis & factis ridiculis. Una cum aliquibus in easdem annotationibus" has divisional t.p. with imprint "Londini, ex officina Johannis Redmayne. MDCLXXIII" on leaf 2C6r of pt. 2; pagination and register continuous.
Note
"Aurea Pythagoreorum carmina. Latine conversa, multisque in locis emendata, illustrataque adnotationibus; quibus etiam Hieroclis interpretationi non parum lucis adfertur. Autore Theodoro Marcilio" has divisional t.p. with imprint "Londini, typis J. Redmayne, MDCLXXIII" on leaf Y1r of pt. 2; pagination and register continuous.
Note
"M. Casauboni, Isaaci filii, In Hieroclis commentarium notae & emendationes" has separate dated t.p. with imprint "Londini, typis J. Redmayne, MDCLXXIII" on leaf M7r of pt. 1; pagination and register continuous.
Note
"Hierokleous philosophou Hypomnema eis ta ton Pythagoreion epe ta chrusa. = Hieroclis philosophi Commentarius in aurea Pythagoreorum carmina. Joan. Curterio interprete. Quae vero alia in hoc volumine continentur versa pagina indicabit." (pt. 2) has separate dated t.p. (imprint as per t.p. to pt. 1) and begins new pagination and register.
Note
In 2 pt.: Pt. 1 (271 p.) includes "Hierocles De providentia et fato, Lilii Gregorii Gyraldi ... philosophi Pythagoræ Symbolorum interpretatio, M. Casauboni ... in Hieroclis Commentarium notæ & emendationes, Hieroclis fragmenta" and "Prolegomena de editione, authore & opera", by John Pearson. Pt. 2 (433 p.) includes the text of the "Carmen aureum" in Greek with translations by Joannes Curterius and Theodorus Marcilius, and "Hieroclis philosophi Facetiæ: de priscorum studiosorum dictis & factis ridiculis".
Note
Includes index.
Note
Greek text with parallel Latin translation.
Note
p. 409 misnumbered as p. 909.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H1937
Citation/references note
ESTC, R34942
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Ms. note on t.p. verso recording donation to Eton by Stephen Weston (1666-1742), dated 1730.
Binding
18th century sprinkled calf binding; blind tooled double fillet and corner fleurons on boards; blind tooled edges; subsequent treatment, including rebacking; three raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previously: BO.7.27.
Copy-specific note
Divisional t.p. to pt. 1 is lacking.
Copy-specific note
Carmen aurea text has ms. annotations.
Subject
Golden verses Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Williams, John, ? - d. 1683 publisher.
Added entry--name
Dickinson, Henry, fl. 1668 - 1694 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Redmayne, John, fl. 1659 - 1688 printer.
Added entry--name
Pythagoras attributed name.
Added entry--name
Marcile, Théodore, 1548 - 1617 translator.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Curterius, Joannes translator.
Added entry--name
Casaubon, Meric, 1599 - 1671 commentator.
Added entry--name
Giraldi, Lilio Gregorio, 1479 - 1552 translator.
Added entry--name
Weston, Stephen, 1666 - 1742 former owner.
Added entry--place
England Cambridge.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
lat grc grc
Identifier
B27309