Contemporaries of Erasmus Vol. 3 : A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation
- hardcover2018, ISBN: 9780802025753
Dordrecht: Francois van Hoogstraeten, 1682. Conditie: 5 Band beschadigd, achterin bladen met tekstverlies.. 2 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 4 NNP / 472 Pages / 2 Blank pages Binding: Co… More...
Dordrecht: Francois van Hoogstraeten, 1682. Conditie: 5 Band beschadigd, achterin bladen met tekstverlies.. 2 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 4 NNP / 472 Pages / 2 Blank pages Binding: Contemporary Half Leather 24mo, Francois van Hoogstraeten, 1682, 0, Frankfurt (Francofurti), In Bibliopolio Heringiano, 1623. 4to. (XX),666 (recte 664) p. Modern plain and tasteless boards. 22 cm (Ref: VD17 1:043236K; Graesse 6/2 58/59; Ebert 22504; Schweiger 2,1064; Fabricius/Ernesti 1,58: 'editio insignis atque reliquis praeferenda') (Details: Title printed in red & black. An engraved portrait of Terentius on the title. Bookblock in good condition) (Condition: Binding plain and very shabby. Bookblock loose in the binding. Front flyleaf loose, front pastedown gone. Title dustsoiled. Paper yellowing) (Note: The 6 plays of the Roman playwright Publius Terentius Afer, ca. 190-159 B.C, remained from antiquity through the Middle Ages, and in later centuries an example of style, and a rich source for moral sentences. In the 15th and 17th century his plays were frequently staged in schools. He was born in the Roman province Africa and came as a slave in the houshold of the senator Terentius Lucanus. He adopted his name when he was manumitted. Terentius is the author of 'fabulae palliatae', which means 'plays in Greek cloths'. He adapted Greek plays, especially those of the Greek playwright Menander, to the taste of the Romans. Six of his comedies have survived. For later generations he became a model for elegant Latin. His style was closer to everyday conversation than Plautus, an earlier contemporary comic playwright, whose style was more extravagant. He was quoted by Cicero, Horace, Persius and the Church Fathers. Ever since antiquity he lived also a long and influential life in schools as a model for Latin language and rhetoric. In the Middle Ages Terentius was read for his moral sentences. He was imitated by the German abbess Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, ca. 935 - ca. 973 in her 'Dramenbuch', with which she wanted to create a Christian alternative for the pagan comedies. With the coming of humanism Terentius enjoyed a renaissance in the classroom and on stage. Scholars rejected the 'barbaries' of Medieval Latin and chose the elegance of Cicero and Terentius as their model. In his 'De ratione studii' (1511) the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, 1466-1536, encouraged the study of Terentius, whom he thought congenial to youth. Thus they could master a pure Latin style, and learn at the same time good morals. Erasmus seems to have learned the whole of Terentius by heart in his youth. He admired the author for his 'latinitas' and his civilized humor. His ideal as a humanist and pedagogue was the creation of better men with the help of the classics. § Erasmus held the opinion, that schoolboys should read the edifying comedies of Terentius over and over again. So did also the Dutch Jewish philosopher Spinoza. He must have studied his Terentius very thoroughly. In his work hundreds of quotations and borrowings from Terentius can be traced. Spinoza used them to define and illustrate human feelings, weaknesses and passions. (F. Akkerman, Spinoza's tekort aan woorden, Leiden, 1977, p. 3) § This Frankfurt edition of 1623 is a revised edition of the edition Paris 1602, which was produced by the German scholar Heinrich Lindenbrog, 1570-1642. He added to the text the commentaries of the Roman grammarian and rhetorician Aelius Donatus, 4th century AD, and the 6th century AD grammarian Eugraphius. The last commentary deals especially with the rhetorical aspects of the comedies. § Lindenbrogius studied classics in Leiden under the famous J.J. Scaliger. After his studies he made a tour which brought him and his friend Johannes van Wouweren to France, to the monastery of St. Victor. It was told, that they stole there with the help of a monk 16 manuscripts. They became known as 'Les Corsaires de Hamburg'. He was arrested, but came free with the help of the French scholar Pierre Dupuy (Puteanus), 1582-1651, the son of the humanist and famous bibliophile Claude Dupuy, who was a great collector of manuscripts. Little is known of the rest of his life. From 1610 onward till his death, Lindenbrog was the librarian of the Duke Johann Adolf von Holstein, who had assembled in Gottorp a great collection of books. (ADB 18,693) In the preface Lindenbrogius confesses that he also was imbibed with Terentius as a schoolboy. 'Quem (Terentium) enim pueri amavimus, eiusdem amoenitate ac venere vel hac quoque aetate nos capi, non erubescimus'. (Lectori p. a2 recto)) (Collation: a-b4, c2, A-4O4. Pagination skips at 584 2 numbers)) (Photographs on request), 0, Sotheby & Co., London, auction catalogues for the sales held on 7th and 8th December, 1943, 14th March, 1944, and 24th to 26th April, 1944. 3 vols in 1, contemporary cloth, original yellow printed wrappers bound in , gilt spine-title, 8vo, 26 cm,. 49 pp + 33 pp, 5 plates, facs. + 76 pp. 497 + 282 + 715 lots. Comprising (1) The First Portion : The Collection of Books on London, Comprising Many Lavishly Extra-Illustrated Copies of Standard Works on London and London Life, Including Lysons' Environs of London, 5 Vol., 1796-1800, and Four Copies of Thomas Pennant, Some Account of London, Various Editions 1793-1813 : Rare 16th and 17th Century Books and Tracts, Including Arnold's London Chronicle (?Antwerp, 1503), J. Stow, Survey of London, 1598 : Fine Books with Coloured Plates, Including Ackermann's Microcosm of London, 3 Vol., 1808-10, Boydell, River Thames, 1828 : Illustrated Manuscript History of the Abbey of St. Saviour, Bermondsey and a Counterpart of an Indenture between Henry VII and Abbot Islip Relating to the Same : Maps, Views, Engravings, Oil Paintings by Daniel Turner, Etc.; (2) The Second Portion : Books by or relating to Sir Thomas More, 1478-1535, Saint and Martyr.. "..comprising the collected works in Latin and English; an extensive collection of Utopia in Latin, English and other languages; controversial and literary works in Latin and English; biographies of More, works relating to him, documents, etc."; and (3) The Third and Final Portion.." ... comprising a collection of books relating to Desiderius Erasmus; fine copies of the second, third and fourth folios of Shakespeare; medieval manuscripts on vellum; early printed books; sixteenth century theology; English history, literature, topography and law; illustrated and extra-illustrated books; productions of modern private presses; geography, atlases and travel, bibliography, archaeology, etc. Pencil prices and sometimes indications of buyers to several lots in the second and third portions. Good., Sotheby & Co., London, auction catalogues for the sales held on 7th and 8th December, 1943, 14th March, 1944, and 24th to 2, 1944, 2.5, London: J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin et al. G : in good condition. Rebacked. Cover lightly rubbed. Pages age toned with some light scattered browning. 1727. Reprint. Contemporary panelled calf. 170mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 471pp, + index. Engraved frontis portrait. Latin text. ., J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin et al, 1727, 2.5, London: for W. Baynes, 1819. Volumes 1-3 (of 4). Engraved portrait. 3 volumes 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches), contemporary full tan calf, gilt ruled to sides, spines gilt in compartments and with burgundy lettering and numbering pieces. Some rubbing, damp marking to portrait. Neatly rebacked at an ealy date retaining the original backstrips; corners rubbed., London: for W. Baynes, 1819., 0, Amstelodami Amsterdam: Joannem Jansonium, 1663. 12mo, [22], 543, [72] pp., contemporary full leather, book plate to the front paste down, small embossment stamp to the title page, covers worn, else internally clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request., Amstelodami Amsterdam: Joannem Jansonium, 1663, 0, Amsterdam (Amstelaedami), Apud R. & G. Wetstenios, 1721. 12mo. (XVI, including frontispiece),540,(42 index),(2 blank) p. Vellum. 14.5 cm (Ref: STCN ppn 30413497X; Schweiger 2,1067; Graesse 6/2,59) (Details: Five thongs laced through both joints. The frontispiece, depicts a scene from one of the plays, the return of an abandoned child. Printer's device on the title: a burin being sharpened on a whetstone, around it the motto: 'Terar dum prosim') (Condition: Terentius written in ink on both boards and on the spine. Some small and faint ink annotations (18th century)) (Note: The late antique grammarian Aelius Donatus (4th century A.D) wrote not only a commentary on the plays of the Roman playwright Publius Terentius Afer, ca. 190-159 B.C., but also a short biography, in which he tells that Terentius was born in the Roman province Africa and that he came as a slave in the houshold of the senator Terentius Lucanus. He adopted his name when he was manumitted. Terentius is the author of 'fabulae palliatae', which means 'plays in Greek cloths'. He adapted Greek plays, especially those of the Greek playwright Menander, to the taste of the Romans. Six of his comedies have survived. For later generations he became a model for elegant Latin. His style was closer to everyday conversation than Plautus', an earlier contemporary comic playwright, whose style was more extravagant. He was quoted by Cicero, Horace, Persius and the Church Fathers. § Ever since antiquity Terentius lived also a long and influential life in schools as a model for Latin language and rhetoric. In the Middle Ages he was read for his moral sentences. He was imitated by the German abbess Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim (ca. 935 - ca. 973) in her 'Dramenbuch', with which she wanted to create a Christian alternative for the pagan comedies. With the coming of humanism Terentius enjoyed a renaissance in the classroom and on stage. Scholars rejected the 'barbaries' of Medieval Latin and chose the elegance of Cicero and Terentius as their model. They admired Terentius for his 'latinitas' and his civilized humour. In his 'De ratione studi'i (1511) the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, 1466-1536, encouraged the study of Terentius for his language and moral utility. 'Among Latin writers, who is more valuable as a standard of language than Terence? He is pure, concise, and closer to everyday speech and, by the very nature of his subject matter, is also congenial to youth'. (The Classical Tradition, 2010, p. 930). Erasmus' ideal as a humanist and pedagogue was the creation of better men with the help of the classics. He held the opinion, that schoolboys should read Terentius over and over again. Thus they could master a pure Latin style, and learn at the same time good morals. § One of the several 'Terentius for beginners', and a popular one too, was produced by the Dutch schoolmaster Johannes Min-Ellius, ca. 1625-1670. He was educated at the Erasmianum at Rotterdam, and was until his death a Praeceptor at the same school. Minellius, or Min-ellius, produced several school editions of classical authors, such as Horace, Florus, Vergil and Ovid, with ample annotations in easy Latin. His first school text of Terentius, with his numerous notes and commentary, was first published in 1670 in his hometown Rotterdam. At the end of the 17th and in the 18th century reissues of his Tererentius' schoolbook were widely used, not only on Dutch grammar schools, but also on German, English and Danish schools. Schweiger records editions in 1680 (Rotterdam), 1691 (Hamburg), 1691 (Cambridge), 1708 (London), 1710 (Leiden), 1721 (Leiden & Amsterdam), 1726 (Leipzig), 1730 (London), 1735 (Leipzig), 1741 (Copenhagen), 1757 (London), 1758 (London), 1771 (Copenhagen), 1775 (Madrid). There must be more unrecorded editions) (Collation: pi1 (frontispiece), *8 (minus blank leaf *8); A-2A12, 2B4 (leaf 2B4 blank)), 0, London: Printed for R. Dodsley..., 1744. FIRST EDITION. 4to, pp. [3] - 125 [126 blank], title-page in red and black, with engraved vignette, five-line footnote on p. 9, page 20 misnumbered 22, contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards; two small "bites" in top margin of title-page, lacks half-title and leaf of adverts, binding very rubbed, worn, and falling to bits. Akenside's reputation has never been as high as it was in the 50 or 60 years or so after this work was published, e. g., Erasmus Darwin "ever maintained a preference of Akenside's blank verse to Milton'," while his daughter Anna Seward recorded that she regarded the present poem as "the most splendid metaphysic poem in any language.", London: Printed for R. Dodsley..., 1744, 0, London: Reeves & Turner, 1878. 2 vols., 8vo, pp. [iii]-xxvi, 464, [2] ads; [6], 467; contemporary half brown morocco, gilt-paneled spines, t.e.g.; very good, sound set. Included is Erasmus's dedication to Froben., Reeves & Turner, 1878, 0, 2018. Hirschberg, History of Ophthalmology. The Monographs, 6. - Amsterdam, Wayenborgh Publications, 2018, 4°, XV, 412 pp., zahlreiche Abbildungen und Portraits, orig. Pappband mit Schutzumschlag. Second Enlarged Edition! "This book provides insights into our heritage as corneal surgeons and brings these remarkable men to life again. 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Ramon Castroviejo by Frank M. Polack. Louis Paufique by Mark J. Mannis and Avi A. Mannis. R. Townley Paton by David Paton. Max Fine by Jeffrey D. Lanier and Robert G. Webster. A. Edward Maumenee by John D. Gottsch, Robert Prendergast, and Walter J. Stark. José Ignacio Barraquer Moner by Carmen Barraquer-Coll and Mark J. Mannis. Richard C. Troutman, MD by Douglas R. Lazzaro. Endothelial Keratoplasty: A Brief Contemporary History by Mark A. Terry. Part five: instrumentation The Trephine: An Historical Essay by Mark J. Mannis and Avi A. Mannis. The Keratoprosthesis by Mark J. Mannis and Claes H. Dohlman. A Photomuseum of Keratoplasty by George O.D. Rosenwasser. Garrison & Morton Onl. No.12189 (1st. Ed. 1999), 2018, 0, Philadelphia: At the Classic Press, for the Proprietors Wm. Poyntell, & Co, 1804. First American Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. Memoirs of Erasmus Darwin, part of the Midlands Enlightenment and the grandfather of Charles Darwin. Contemporary owner's name on the front pastedown. Scattered spots of staining or discoloration to the text. Spots of staining to the edges of the textblock. Lacking endpapers, else complete; xii, 313 pp. Fully rebacked with Japanese tissue. Full calf. Good binding., At the Classic Press, for the Proprietors Wm. Poyntell, & Co, 1804, 2.5, London 1816 "a new edition". William and Samuel Graves. 12mo. hardcover. 3/4 leather with pale pink and blue marbled boards. Twenty tracts bound in one volume. Contemporary handwritten ink index on rear end paper. Tracts are various lengths but average 20-30 pages each. About 500p. Mounted green leather spine label. Blue-toned page ends.Text clean ; binding secure. Pretty book with some moderate wear. Hinges not cracked in or out. Good plus. ., 0, London: Printed for W. B. Gurney, sold by Butterworth & Son, 1817. Fourteenth Edition. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Gurney, 12 engraved plates of examples of pages of short-hand. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary speckled calf, single dotted with intermittant larger dots forming border on covers. signatures of Sophy and John Chossa, Gibr[altar], 1834 at back. Rubbed, surface worming, chipping of head and tail of spine, engraved title, pencil drawings on front blanks, some waterstaining in lower out corners, mostly marginal, some light soiling. Fourteenth Edition. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Gurney, 12 engraved plates of examples of pages of short-hand. 1 vols. 12mo. Four poems to the author precede the text. The authors are identified only by initials: E[rasmus] D[arwin], C. H., H. B. and W. B. The final leaf bears the signature of W[illiam] B[rodie] Gurney, the editor, also a shorthand writer, the grandson of Thomas and son of Joseph., Printed for W. B. Gurney, sold by Butterworth & Son, 1817, 0, University of Toronto Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., University of Toronto Press, 2.5<
