| Record ID | cp010805 |
| Voet reference number | 1474 |
| Museum Plantin-Moretus | c:lvd:1163540 |
| Author | JOSUA (JOSHUA) |
| Title page transcription | IOSVÆ ‖ IMPERATORIS ‖ HISTORIA ‖ ILLVSTRATA ATQ. ‖ EXPLICATA ‖ AB ‖ ANDREA MASIO. ‖ QVÆ hoc opere contineantur, proxima pagina ostendet. ‖ ⊕ 24 ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini, ‖ Architypographi Regii. ‖ M.D.LXXIIII. |
| Collation | Folio (330 × 220): A-N⁶, a-z⁶, Aa-Ee⁶, Ff⁸, Gg⁶, Hh⁸; pages 1-154, [155-156], 1-350, [351-380] (Errors: 1st part: 9 not numbered, 74 for 76; 2nd part: 220 for 222, 124 for 224) |
| Fingerprint | 157402 - # 1b1 A2 clar : # 1b2 N4 bus$c - # 2b1 a qu : # 2b2 z3 $pro - # 3b1 2A agi : # 3b2 2H5 ore$exi |
| Number of sheets | 134 |
| Pages | [1]: Title [2]: Table (italic type) 3-8: Catholico…regi Philippo…Andreas Masius S.D. (Zevenaar, 26 October 1571) [9]-117: Text (on two columns; on the even pages Hebrew text with Latin translation, on the uneven pages Greek text with Latin translation [italic type and roman type, marginals in roman type and greek type], and underneath, both on the even and uneven pages, the Vulgata-translation) 118-154: Praefatio Andreae Masii in Graecam editionem Iosuae, atq. annotationes suas (118-124: Praefatio [text and marginals in roman type, lines in greek type]; 125-154: Annotationes [on two columns; italic type and greek type, lines in Hebrew, marginals in roman type]); [155-156]: Blank; 1-350: Andreae Masii commentarii in Iosuam (parts in italic type, greek type and Hebrew; marginals in roman type, italic type, greek type and Hebrew) [351-352]: Epistola de morte Andreae Masii. Henricus a Weze, illustriss. duci Clivensi à consiliis, Christophoro Plantino S.D. (Zevenaar, 15 April 1573; italic type) [353-374]: Indices (italic type, Hebrew) [375-377]: Sequuntur nomina auctorum et librorum Hebraicorum, quibus And. Masius in scribendis istis commentariis usus est (on two columns; words in Hebrew) [378]: approbation (1 July 1571, signed by I. Molanus, Louvain); Privilege (Brussels, 22 November 1571, s. I. de Witte) [379]: Privilege (Vienna, 21 February 1565, s. Haller); EXCVDEBAT ANTVERPIÆ CHRISTOPHORVS PLANTINVS ‖ ARCHITYPOGRAPHVS REGIVS, NONIS MARTII, ‖ ANNO M.D.LXXIIII [380]: Blank |
| Edition information | |
| Copies | Museum Plantin-Moretus- A 1537- A 295KBR Royal Library of BelgiumRoyal Library of San Lorenzo de El EscorialGhent University LibraryHeidelberg University LibraryBritish Library LondonBiblioteca Nacional de EspañaUtrecht University LibraryUL Liège- CH10DKU Leuven- Special Collections, R3B5233UNamur- R16C0016 |
| Bibliographical references | Ruelens-de Backer, pages 144-145 (1574, no. 7)Cockx-Indestege, E. Belgica typographica 481 |
| Online bibliographical references | STCV c:stcv:12924134USTC 406054 |
| Note 1 | Contains: a) Edition by Andreas Masius of the text of the Book Josua (pages 10-117); on the even pages: the Hebrew text (to the right), the literal Latin translation of the Hebrew text (to the left), underneath the Latin Vulgata-translation by St. Hieronymus; on the uneven pages: the Greek text (to the right), the literal Latin translation of the Greek text (to the left), underneath the continuation of the Latin Vulgata-translation; b) Annotations by A. Masius 'quibus editionis Graecae, Historiae Iosuae ratio modusque omnis, per capita et versus explicatur' (pages 125-154), preceded by a 'Praefatio Andreae Masiae in Graecam editionem Iosuae, atq. annotationes suas' (pages 118-124); c) With a new numeration: 'Commentarii in Iosuam' (pages 7-350), preceded by a 'praefatio' (pages 1-7); d) A necrological note on Andreas Masius (who died on 7 April 1573), with interesting biographical details, by Henricus a Weze, councillor to the Duke of Cleves, in the form of a letter to Plantin, 15 April 1573. |
| Note 2 | Masius contacted Plantin on this edition as early as 1570 - and the publication was quite willingly accepted by Plantin (letter to Masius, 27 February 1570 [Corr., III, no. 361]: 'Et lors s'il vous plaist je seray prest d'imprimer vostre Josua par quoy pourrés envoyer l'exemplaire quand il vous plaira pour cependant le faire visiter et en obtenir les privilèges'; letter to Masius, 17 September 1571 [Ibidem, no. 371]: 'J'ay délivré vostre billet à mond. gendre pour le joindre au catalogue de vos livres à la fin de vostre Josué', the printing of which, however, Plantin could not start before having finished the Polyglot-Bible - hopely in January 1572; letter to Masius, 29 October 1571 [Ibidem, no. 373]: 'Quant à vostre Josua il est passé quelques semaines à la cour pour en impétrer le privilège, et l'ayant receu je tascherai de tout mon pouvoir à le mectre en oeuvre'). The privilege was granted on 22 November 1571, but very likely the printing was now postponed owing to the liturgical editions Plantin had to produce in those years for Philip II. It was probably the death of his friend who incited the typographer to put finally on his presses Masius's work, forwarded to him so long ago. This, in any case, can be deduced from a letter of Plantin to Henricus Olearius, chancellor of the Duke of Cleves, 9 November 1573 (Corr., IV, no. 493). |
| Note 3 | On 6 February 1574 Plantin told Stephanus Winandus Pighius that he hoped to have Masius's book finished before the next [Frankfurt Lent-] Fair (Corr., IV, no. 513). In a letter of 27 February - 1 March 1574 to Alanus Copus Plantin could say that the 'opus Masii' would be achieved within 15 days (Corr., IV, no. 526). According to the colophon the printing was actually finished on 7 March 1574. |
| Note 4 | Listed in M 296, folio 9v (Josue Hista p[er] Masium, fº, aº 1574, f[euilles] 134, [price:] florins Carolus guilders 2). |
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