Philostrati Lemnii Opera quae exstant : Philostrati Iunioris Imagines, et Callistrati Ecphrases. Item Eusebii Caesariensis Episcopi Liber contra Hieroclem, qui ex Philostrati historia aequipararat Apollonium Tyaneum Saluatori nostro Iesu Christo / Graeca latinis è regione posita ; Fed. Morellus ... recensuit: et hactenus nondum Latinitate donata, vertit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century.

Contributor:

Morel, Fédéric, approximately 1552-1630, translator.

Morel, Claude, 1574-1626, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Works. Latin & Greek. 1608

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Apollonius, of Tyana.

Apollonius.

Mythology, Classical--Early works to 1800.

Mythology, Classical.

History, Ancient.

Penn Provenance:

Tromba, Giorgio (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Bang, J. H. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Olivetans (stamp) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

28 unnumbered pages, 623 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 631-914 pages, 24 unnumbered pages ; 36 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Philostrati Lemnii Opera qvae exstant

Fingerprint:

a.d, t.ra m,od **** (3) 1608 (R)

Place of Publication:

Parisiis : Ex officina typographica Claudij Morelli, via Iacobaea, ad insigne Fontis., MDCVIII [1608]

Language Note:

Greek and Latin in parallel columns.

Notes:

Errors in paging; last leaf blank.

Title page printed in red and black.

Printer's device on title page.

Signatures: ā⁶ ē⁸ A-2Q⁶ 2R⁸ 2S-3E⁶ 3F⁴ 3G-4F⁶ 4G⁴,²A-B⁶.

Includes "The Imagines" (a second series in imitation of those of Philostratus the Athenian) probably by Philostratus the Lemnian, also known as Philostratus the younger, a relative of the Athenian. Cf. Anderson, G. Philostratus, 1986.

The Life of Apollonius of Tyana, which commences the works, is by Philostratus the Athenian, despite the appearance of "Philostrati Lemnii" on the title page.

Variant recorded publisher imprint reading "Apud Marcum Orry"

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has unidentified stamp with intials L P T (or P L T) with the arms (3 mountains, palms and a cross) possibly representing the Olivetan Order.

Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: wanting "Epistolae Philostrati" (on p. 885-914) and final leaf ²B6 (presumably blank)

Culture Class Collection copy with inscription "Georgii Tromb[ae] Lascarei Anc.[onita]ni [...] Prot[onota]rij. Ap[ost]." by Giorgio Tromba (active 1618).

Culture Class Collection copy signed "Lond. 14/4 1871 J.H. Bang" on front free endpaper.

Cited in:

Hoffmann, S.F.W. Bibl. Litt. der griechen, III p. 77

Grässe, J.G.T. Trésor de livres rares et précieux, V, p. 272

Contains:

Callistratus, active 3rd century-4th century. Descriptions. Latin & Greek.

Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340. Against Hierocles. Latin & Greek

Philostratus, the Lemnian, active 3rd century. Imagines. Latin & Greek

OCLC:

43093303