The Augustus De Morgan Collection, Part 1: Pre-1600 Rare Books Collection
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Title:
Kl. Ptolemaiou Megalēs syntaxeōs bibl. 13. Theōnos Alexandreōs Eis ta auta hypomnēmatōn bibl. 11 =:Claudii Ptolemaei Magnae constructionis, id est Perfectae cœlestium motuum pertractationis, lib. XIII. Theonis Alexandrini in eosdem Commentariorum lib. XI.
Creator:
Ptolemy,2nd cent.
- Pappus,of Alexandria. Theon,of Alexandria,fl. 364.In Claudii Ptolemaei Magnam constructionem commentariorum lib. XI. 1538.
- Camerarius, Joachim,1500-1574.
- De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871,former owner.
- Grynäus, Simon,1493-1541.
- Walder, Johann,d. 1541?,printer.
- Pappus,of Alexandria. Theon,of Alexandria,fl. 364.In Claudii Ptolemaei Magnam constructionem commentariorum lib. XI. 1538.
- Camerarius, Joachim,1500-1574.
- De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871,former owner.
- Grynäus, Simon,1493-1541.
- Walder, Johann,d. 1541?,printer.
Date:
1538
Date in Source:
An. 1538.
Place:
Basel.
Country:
Switzerland
Imprint:
Basileae : Apud Ioannem VValderum,
Language:
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Subject:
Ptolemy, - 2nd cent. - Almagest.
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Astronomy - Early works to 1800.
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Mathematics, Greek - Early works to 1800.
Format:
[16], 327, [1], [8], 275, 267-291, 293-425, [3] p. :diagrams ;31 cm. (fol.)
Reference:
Adams P2209
Grässe v. 5, p. 497
Note:
- "First edition of the Greek text [of the Almagest]"--Grant, M. Greek and Latin authors, p. 369.
- Authorship of parts 5 and 6 of the Commentarii is ascribed to Pappus of Alexandria. Cf. Oxford classical dict.
- First part of title transliterated from Greek.
- Many errors in pagination.
- Printer's device on t.p. and repeated in a different form on verso of final leaf.
- Ptolemy's text edited by Simon Grynaeus; Theonos' Commentaries edited by Joachim Camerarius the Elder.
- Signatures: a[sup]8 [alpha]-2[delta][sup]6 2[gamma][sup]8 A[sup]4 a-2m[sup]6 2n[sup]8.
- Theonos' commentaries have separate t.p. with title: "[Theōnos Alexandreōs Eis tēn tou Ptolemaiou Megalēn syntaxin hypomnēmatōn bibl. 11]. = Theonis Alexandrini In Claudii Ptolemaei Magnam constructionem commentariorum lib. XI" and begin new pagination and register.
- Woodcut initials. Parallel title and preliminaries in Latin; text in Greek only.
- ULL copy is from the library of Augustus De Morgan.
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004409286_MOR1-b2095640x
- "First edition of the Greek text [of the Almagest]"--Grant, M. Greek and Latin authors, p. 369.
- Authorship of parts 5 and 6 of the Commentarii is ascribed to Pappus of Alexandria. Cf. Oxford classical dict.
- First part of title transliterated from Greek.
- Many errors in pagination.
- Printer's device on t.p. and repeated in a different form on verso of final leaf.
- Ptolemy's text edited by Simon Grynaeus; Theonos' Commentaries edited by Joachim Camerarius the Elder.
- Signatures: a[sup]8 [alpha]-2[delta][sup]6 2[gamma][sup]8 A[sup]4 a-2m[sup]6 2n[sup]8.
- Theonos' commentaries have separate t.p. with title: "[Theōnos Alexandreōs Eis tēn tou Ptolemaiou Megalēn syntaxin hypomnēmatōn bibl. 11]. = Theonis Alexandrini In Claudii Ptolemaei Magnam constructionem commentariorum lib. XI" and begin new pagination and register.
- Woodcut initials. Parallel title and preliminaries in Latin; text in Greek only.
- ULL copy is from the library of Augustus De Morgan.
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004409286_MOR1-b2095640x
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