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Macrobii Ambrosii Aurelii Theodosii, uiri consularis, & illustris, In Somnium Scipionis, lib. II. Saturnaliorum, lib. VII. / ex uarijs, ac uetustissimis codicibus recogniti, & aucti.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius.
- Standardized Title:
- Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis
- Language:
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Somnium Scipionis--Early works to 1800.
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
- Scipio Aemilianus, P. Cornelius (Publius Cornelius), Africanus minor, 185 B.C. or 184 B.C.-129 B.C.
- Scipio Aemilianus, P. Cornelius.
- Scipio, Africanus, approximately 236 B.C.-183 B.C.
- Scipio.
- Neoplatonism--Early works to 1800.
- Neoplatonism.
- Philosophy--Early works to 1800.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Printers' devices (Printing) -- France -- Lyon -- 16th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Rault, Robertus (autograph)
- Barasin, R. (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 567 pages, 73 unnumbered pages : 1 map ; 18 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Macrobii Ambrosii Avrelii Theodosii, viri consvlaris, & illustris, In Somnium Scipionis, lib. II. Saturnaliorum, lib. VII
- In Somnium Scipionis, lib. II. Saturnaliorum, lib. VII
- Fingerprint:
- exa- m.us i-e- letu 3 1556 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- Lugduni : Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1556.
- Notes:
- Edited by Arnoldus Vesaliensis.
- Printer's device of Sebastian Gryphius on title page has motto: Virtute duce, comite fortuna.
- Signatures: a-z⁸ A-R⁸.
- Errors in pagination: 129, 132-133, 136-137, 140-141, 144, 158, 171, and 174 misnumbered 139, 142-143, 146-147, 150-151, 154, 258, 71 and 274 respectively.
- "M. Tul. Ciceronis Somnium Scipionis, ex libro de Repub. sexto": p. 3-11.
- Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek.
- Woodcuts: device on title page initials; marginal notes.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has ownership signature: R. Barasin(?) Medicus Rothomagensis.
- Culture Class Collection copy signed by "Robertus Rault Grammaticus 1745" (or 1743); copy is also signed at end: "Robertus Anno Domini 1745."
- Culture Class Collection copy with ms bibliographical notes on front free endpaper.
- Culture Class Collection copy with unidentified gilt ownership stamp in gilt on boards.
- Cited in:
- Baudrier, H.L. Bib. lyonnaise, VIII, p. 284-285
- Adams M68
- CLC M56
- Schweiger, F. Classischen bibliographie, II, p. 586
- BM STC French, 1470-1600, p. 114
- Contains:
- Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius. Saturnalia.
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Somnium Scipionis.
- OCLC:
- 51077171
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