| Description |
[16], 124, [12] pages (the last blank) : ill. port. ; 17 cm (8vo) |
| Note |
Signatures: *⁸ A-H⁸ I⁴. |
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Errors in pagination (pages 81-96 corrected by hand - presumably in printer's office). |
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A re-issue of the 1587 Rome ed. by Zanetti & Ruffinelli. |
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The 2nd-century Physiologus was wrongly attributed to Epiphanius; see Voet. It served as a source for emblem writers; see Praz. |
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The ill. are preceded by captions in Greek and Latin, and followed by Greek and Latin texts and interpretations in parallel columns, and by Consalus Ponce de Leon's notes in Latin in single column. Eis ta baia logos is printed in Greek and Latin on facing pages, and followed by 1 p. of Latin scholia. |
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Plantin's device on t.p. (compasses). A port. of Epiphanius appears on p. [16] following the "Vitae S. Epiphanii compendium ex Metaphraste." It is said in the caption to have been copied from an icon in the Sula monastery at Constantinople by Joannes Adolus. The port. and 25 ill. of animals, birds and insects are etched, and appear within decorative type frames. Voet assigns them to Pieter van der Borcht on stylistic grounds. Decorated initials. |
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Neither work is really by Epiphanius; the first is a prose version of the work known as Physiologus. |
| Bibliography |
"Avctores, qvorvm testimonia praecipue citantur in notis"-Page 131-133. Index, pages 125-130. |
| Indexed In: |
Voet, L. Plantin press, 1126 |
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Praz, M. Emblem books (2nd ed.), p. 328 |
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Landwehr, J. Dutch emblem books, 162 |
| Collection |
Stirling Maxwell. Copy at S.M. 441. |
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Euing. Copy at BD19-i.45. |
| Provenance |
Kulenkampff, L., active 1777. Inscription in S.M. 441
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Beckmann, Johann, 1739-1811. Possible previous owner of copy at S.M. 441
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Weigel, T. O., firm, booksellers, Leipzig. Booklabel in copy at S.M. 441.
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Cautley, George Spencer, 1807-1880. Inscription in copy at BD19-i.45.
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Pickering & Chatto, Booksellers and publishers. Sold copy at BD19-i.45 to Euing.
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Euing, William, 1788-1874. Ms. acquisition notes in copy at BD19-i.45..
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South, Thomas, 1785-1855. Bookplate in copy at S.M. Add. 472.
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Bright, Allan Heywood, 1862-1941. Bookplate in copy at S.M. Add. 472.
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Yates, Thompson and Bright. Copy at S.M. Add. 472. is one of 4 items in lot 147 in sale of.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Copy at S.M. Add. 472. - acquired via.
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| Place & Date |
Antwerp 1588
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| Printer/Binder |
Plantin, Christophe, active 1520-1589.
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| Copy specific |
Provenance of copy at S.M. 441: L. Kulenkampff (fl. 1777) - inscription at foot of titlepage, "L. Kulenkamp. 1777"; Johann Beckmann (1739-1811), Professor at Göttingen - possible previous owner. Inscription on verso of titlepage, "Johann Beckmann, Göttingen, 1796"; T. O. Weigel, bookseller, Lepizig - booklabel at head of front free endpaper; Sir John Stirling Maxwell, 10th baronet, (1866-1956): armorial bookplate on front pastedown; engraved booklabel "Emblems" on rear pastedown; Stirling Maxwell library shelfmarks "23Y" on rear pastedown and "I.11" on front pastedown; source unknown. University of Glasgow: Sir John Stirling Maxwell bequeathed a portion of the Stirling Maxwell library to the University of Glasgow Library in 1956 (received in 1958). |
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Annotations in copy at S.M. 441: deleted ownership inscription on titlepage; unread 18th century bibliographical notes in Latin in red ink on front free endpaper; 19th century pencil inscription on rear pastedown, "1 Marz 1804". |
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Binding of copy at S.M. 441: Germany? 19th century paper over boards; manuscript title on spine, "Epiphenius ad Physiologum" alongside the number "75". |
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Provenance of copy at BD19-i.45: George Spencer Cautley (1807-1880) - inscription on front free endpaper: "G: S: Cautley Nettleden"; Pickering & Chatto, booksellers and publishers, London (firm founded in 1820 by William Pickering, continued by his son, Basil Montagu Pickering, and purchased by Thomas Chatto in 1878): sold book to William Euing. William Euing (1788-1874), insurance broker, Glasgow: purchased from Pickering 14 Jan. 1871 according to Euing's pencil acquisition note and price code on front pastedown "14. 1. 71. be/- Pickering" together with his inventory number "5080". University of Glasgow: presented by Euing in 1872 according to University Library bookplate on front pastedown. |
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Annotations in copy at BD19-i.45: 17th/18th century Italian inscription on front free endpaper: "Lo figure loro elegantissime e l'edizione [?] rara =ar[?]d=". Possibly associated with this, on the front pastedown, a shelfmark "W.686-" ; beneath the first inscription, in a later hand a bibliographical reference to Brunet; various unread booksellers' marks? and possible prices on endpapers. |
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Binding of copy at BD19-i.45: Italy, 17th/18th century limp vellum (goatskin) laced case; sewn on three double tawed supports and laced in; sewn headbands laced in at head and tail; evidence of two fore-edge ties (now lost); red dyed edges; early manuscript tile on spine. |
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Provenance of copy at S.M. Add. 472: Thomas South (1785-1855), researcher in the history of spirituality. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown with motto "Hic labor hoc opus est"; John Charles George Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough (1810-1899) and/or John Horace Savile, 5th Earl of Mexborough (1843-1916). Mexborough armorial bookplate on front free endpaper and pencil inscription at head of front flyleaf, "Mexborough (?) London (?) 14/9/14"; Allan Heywood Bright (1862-1941): bookplate on rear pastedown ; University of Glasgow: lot 147 (along with three other items) in "Yates, Thompson and Bright: a family of bibliophiles Wednesday 16 July 2014" (London: Christie's, 2014). |
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Annotations in copy at S.M. Add. 472: cipher/inscription or perhaps offsetting (number 8438 in reverse?) on titlepage; various booksellers' marks? and possible price codes on front free endpaper, "G3 C4". |
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Binding of copy at S.M. Add. 472: 19th century red/brown blind and gold tooled morocco; spine title and decoration in gold; gilt turn-ins; marbled endpapers and edges. |
| Library Class |
Sp Coll S.M. 441
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Sp Coll BD19-i.45
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Sp Coll S.M. Add. 472
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| Subject |
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403.
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Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.
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Emblem Books, Latin.
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| Other Author |
Ponce de León, Gonzalo, 1530-
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Borcht, Petrus van der, 1545-1608, designer.
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Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403.
Eis ta baia logos. Latin & Greek.
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| Alt Title |
Hagiou patros hēmōn Eriphaniou, episkopou Konstanteias Kyprou, eis ton physiologon
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Tou hagiou patros hēmōn Epiphaniou, episkopou Konstanteias Kyprou, eis ton physiologon
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Eis ton physiologon
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Sancti patris nostri Epiphanii, Episcopi Constantiae Cypri Ad physiologum ...
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Sancti patris nostri Epiphanij, Episcopi Constantiae Cypri Ad physiologum
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Ad physiologum
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