Poetarum Scotorum musae sacrae, sive, Quatuor sacri codicis scriptorum, Davidis & Solomonis, Jobi & Jeremiae, poetici libri / per totidem Scotos, Arct. Jonstonum & Jo. Kerrum, P. Adamsonum & G. Hogaeum, Latino carmine redditi, quibus, ob argumenti similitudinem, adnectuntur alia, Scotorum itidem, opuscula sacra ; summo quaeque studio recognita, & ad fidem optimorum exemplarium expressa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laudér, William, -1771.

Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.

Ker, John, -1741.

Adamson, Patrick, 1537-1592.

Hog, William, approximately 1652-

Boyd, Robert, 1578-1627.

Ruddiman, Thomas, 1674-1757, publisher.

Ruddiman, Walter, 1687-1770, publisher.

Standardized Title:

Bible. Hagiographa. Latin. Paraphrases. 1739.

Language:

Hebrew

Latin

Subjects (All):

Bible. Hagiographa--Paraphrases, Latin.

Bible.

Bible. Hagiographa.

Penn Provenance:

Fairbairn, A. M. (Andrew Martin), 1838-1912 (autograph)

Dallett, Joseph B. (donor)

Physical Description:

2 volumes : portraits ; 20 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Poetarum Scotorum musae sacrae

Quatuor sacri codicis scriptorum, Davidis & Solomonis, Jobi & Jeremiae, poetici libri

Fingerprint:

uæmò t.a- i.as TuOf (3) 1739 (R) v.1

e-e- s.um t.u- -Lam (3) 1739 (R) v.2

Place of Publication:

Edinburgi : Apud Tho. & Wal. Ruddimannos, MDCCXXXIX [1739]

Contents:

Pars prior. Arcturi Jonstoni, medici regii, Psalmorum Davidicorum, Cantici Solomonis, & Canticorum evangelicorum paraphrasis poëtica. Joannis Kerri Cantici Solomonis paraphrasis gemina. Roberti Bodii Ad Christum servatorem hecatombe.

Pars altera. Patricii Adamsoni Jobi, Threnorumque seu Lamentationum Jeremiae, ac Decalogi, paraphrasis poëtica. Gulielmi Hogaei, Jobi atque Ecclesiastis Solomonis, & duorum Mosis Canticorum, paraphrasis poëtica. Poëticum duellum, seu, G. Eglisemmii cum G. Buchanano pro dignitate paraphraseos Psalmi CIV. certamen, cum adnectuntur ejusdem Psalmi aliae Paraphrases poëticae sex, auctoribus totidem Scotis.

Notes:

Edited by William Lauder. Cf. dedicatory epistle.

Signatures: v. 1: a-l⁴ m² A-2C⁴ ; v. 2: a-c⁴ d² 2D-3T⁴.

Pagination: v. 1: xii, [1], lxxviii, 208 p., [1] leaf of plates ; v. 2: xxviii, 209-520 p., [1] leaf of plates.

Engraved plates (frontispiece portraits).

Woodcut head-pieces, initials and factotum.

Typographical ornaments.

Vol. 1: leaf l3r is special title leaf, which reads: Poetarum Scotorum musae sacrae: sive Arcturi Jonstoni, medici regii, Psalmorum Davidicorum, Cantici Solomonis, & Canticorum evangelicorum paraphrasis poëtica. Joannis Kerri Cantici Solomonis paraphrasis gemina. Roberti Bodii Ad Christum servatorem hecatombe. Pars prior. Summo quaeque studio recognita & ad fidem optimorum exemplarium expressa. Edinburgi: Apud Tho. & Wal. Ruddimannos. M.DCC.XXXIX.

Vol. 2: leaf 3K1r is special title leaf, which reads: Poeticum duellum: seu Georgii Eglisemmii cum Georgio Buchanano pro dignitate Paraphraseos psalmi CIV. certamen. Cui adnectitur Gul. Barclaii, amoeniorum artium & medicinae doctoris, de eodem certamine judicium; nec non consilium Collegii Medici Parisiensis de ejusdem Eglisemmii maniâ, quod carmine exhibuit Arcturus Jonstonus M.D. Non violandi manes. Subjunguntur etiam ejusdem Psalmi aliae Paraphrases poeticae sex, auctoribus totidem Scotis: juxta optima quaeque earumdem Paraphraseôn exemplaria expressae. Edinburgi: apud Tho. & Walt. Ruddimannos, 1739.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Joseph B. Dallett.

Penn Libraries copy: each vol. bound in full contemporary mottled calf (worn and rebacked, preserving original spine); 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; gold-tooled read leather spine label with title; gold-tooled black leather spine label with volume number; gold-tooled cover edges; all edges stippled red and blue.

Penn Libraries copy: v. 1 has autograph ("A.M. Fairbarin") in brown ink on front free endpaper.

Cited in:

ESTC T68039

OCLC:

4306044