Record ID | cp013219 |
Voet reference number | 1135 |
Museum Plantin-Moretus | c:lvd:798043 |
Author | Desiderius ERASMUS |
Title page transcription | EPITOMES ‖ ADAGIORVM ‖ OMNIVM, QVAE HODIE ‖ AB ERASMO, IVNIO, ‖ ET ALIIS COLLECTA ‖ EXSTANT, PARS ‖ ALTERA, ‖ VICT. GISELINI opera nunc primùm ‖ edita, & duplici indice illustrata. ‖ Quid verὸ hic præstitum sit, præfatio ad lectorem indicabit. ‖ ⊕ 17 ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini. ‖ CIϽ. IϽ. LXVI. ‖ CVM PRIVILEGIO. |
Collation | 8⁰ [133]: A⁸, A-Z⁸, Aa-Dd⁸; pages [1-16], 1-340 (= for 354), [355-432] (Errors: 234 for 134, 161 for 171, 100-101 for 200-201, 104-105 for 204-205, 108 for 208, 243 for 245, 339-340 for 338-339, 343-344 for 342-343, 347-348 for 346-347, 351-352 for 350-351, 340 for 354) |
Fingerprint | 156608 - # a1 A2 $eo$so : # a2 A4 ue$id - # b1 A2 us. : # b2 2D4 ost$ |
Number of sheets | 28 |
Pages | [1]: Title [2]: Ad Vict. Giselinum Francisci Martinii Gand. epigramma [3-9]: Victoris Giselini…ad Paulum Giselinum fratrem carissimum (Antwerp, 1 January 1566; italic type) [10-16]: Idem candido lectori 1-340 (= for 354): Text (italic type, parts in roman type, greek type and gothic type) [355-384]: Index (italic type, parts in greek type) [375]: Vict. Giselinus lectori [375-415]: Adagiorum index (italic type, parts in roman type and greek type) [415-422]: Observationes quaedam in hanc Epitomen adnotatae obiter, inter colligendum indicem (italic type, parts in roman type and greek type) [422-429]: Alter index Adagiorum (italic type, parts in greek type) [430]: Errata (italic type and greek type); approbation (signed by Sebastianus Baer Delphius, Antwerp) [431]: Lucae Fruterio Brugensi iuveni doctissimo epitaphium…V. Giselinus… (italic type); Privilege (Brussels, 7 April 1566 old style, signed by Mesdach) [432]: Blank |
Edition information | |
Copies | Museum Plantin-Moretus - A 616 - A 613Ruusbroec Institute LibraryKBR Royal Library of BelgiumCambridgeGhent University LibraryThe census in Bib. Belgica (1964–1970 éd.) lists also copies in the libraries, cited in no. 1128 |
Bibliographical references | Ruelens-de Backer, pages 63-64 (1566, no. 35) Bib. Belgica (1964–1970 éd.), II, pages 338-340.Cockx-Indestege, E. Belgica typographica 1020 Bib. Belgica (1964-1970 éd.) E 175b |
Online bibliographical references | STCV c:stcv:12916493USTC 401294 |
Note 1 | Compilation and reduction into epitome by Victor Giselinus of the Adagia-collections of several authors: a) pages 1-109: Adagiorum centuriae VIII cum dimidia per Hadrianum Junium medicum conscriptae, nunc primum in epitomen contractae (840 adagia; compiled from the edition of Basel, 1558); b) pages 110-133: Ad priorem tomum Adagiorum appendix, ex Erasmi Chiliadibus excerpta (168 adagia, partly quoted and explained casually in the principal articles of Erasmus’s Chiliades; partly adagia already commented but incompletely in Erasmus’s Epitome compiled by Cortehoevius, revised by Tappius and Brunssenius); c) pages 134-144: Proverbiorum symmicta Ioan. Alexandri Brassicani I.C. in epitomen redacta (91 adagia; compiled from the edition of Paris, Wechel, 1532); d) pages 144-147: Appendix symbolorum Pythagorae, quae ex Iamblicho vertit idem Brassic[anus] (18 adagia; by the same author and from the same work as sub c); e) pages 147-154: Adagia quaedam Ludovici Caelii Rhodigini antiquis lectionibus inspersa (53 adagia; compiled from the edition of Basel, Froben, 1550 or 1566); f) pages 155-163: Adagia selectioria ex opere Polydori Virgilii Urbinatis (60 adagia; compiled from the edition of Basel, J. Hervagius, 1541); g) pages 164-170: Ex proverbiorum libro Petri Godofredi, Carcasonensis, I.C. (compiled from the edition of Paris, C. Stephanus, 1555); h) pages 170-171: series of proverbs without comment; i) pages 172-179: Paucula proverbia Caroli Bouilli Samarobrini… (47 adagia; compiled from the edition of Paris, 1531); j) pages 180-195: Adagiorum Ioannis Ulpii Franekerensis Frisii epitome (reprint of 127 out of 139 adagiorum epitome, published by J. Loeus, Antwerp, 1553, at the end of Erasmus’s Epitome by Cortehoevius); k) pages 196-287: Gilberti Cognati Nozoreni paroemiarum συλλογη…(519 adagia; compiled from the edition of Basel, H. Petri, 1562); 1) pages 288-293: Ex Hadr. Turnebi, M. Antonii Mureti et aliorum scriptis quaedam adagiorum miscella (30 adagia; taken from the works of H. Turnebus, M. Antonius Muretus, J. Hartung, F. Luisinus); m) pages 294-303 [304: blank]: Adagia aliquot e iure scripto et variis eius interpretibus a Gul. Gentio Ic. collecta; n) pages 305-320: Specimen quoddam adagiorum, quae ab Junio, Cantero, et Giselino, partim collecta sunt, et constituta, partim adhuc colliguntur (49 adagia: 5 from H. Junius, communicated orally to Giselinus; 21 collected in the Orationes of Aristides by G. Canterus and passed to Giselinus; the others collected by Giselinus himself); o) pages 321-354: Adagia aliquot Melchioris Neipei Bredenani nunquam adhuc edita (preceded, pages 321-322, by a dedicatory letter of M. Neipius to V. Giselinus, Bredene, 14 September 1565; 65 adagia collected by Neipius and passed to Giselinus). |
Note 2 | This edition may be considered to form in fact an additional volume to Erasmus, Adagiorum epitome, Plantin, 1564 (with which it is indeed most frequently bound) (cf. cp011348 In the foreword Giselinus explains how, Plantin having just finished Erasmus’s Epitome, he asked the printer why he did not have added the abridged adagia-series of Junius and Brassicanus. Plantin answered that he had thought about it but had not been able to do it yet, but that he could always publish a second collection, if Giselinus was willing to do the job. Which the humanist-physician finally did. |
Note 3 | The cost-accounting note in Arch. 4, folio 96 verso, gives the following details about ‘Epitome Adagiorum tomus 2us’. The wages for composing and printing, amounting to 64 florins Carolus guilders 10 stuivers, are entered from 7 August 1565 till 1 May 1566 — but with a rather large interval. On 7 August 1565 the quires A-H were paid to the workers, but only on 10 November 1565 and at a rather slow pace the work resumed (10 November — 8 December 1565: quires K-L; 15 December 1565 — 12 January 1566: quires M — N — A; 16 February — 2 March 1566: quires O — S; 9-17 March 1566: quires T — Z; 1 May 1566: quires a — d). As each copy contains 28 sheets and as 1,500 copies were printed, 85 reams 10 ‘mains’ of paper were used, which came to 119 florins Carolus guilders 14 stuivers, bringing the overall costs to 184 florins Carolus guilders 4 stuivers On the opposite page is, however, noted: ‘Led[ict] Epitome Adag. tomus alter couste 188 florins Carolus guilders 2 stuivers, qui est la pièce 2½ stuivers..’.which probably means that there were not specified additional expenses amounting to florins Carolus guilders 18 stuivers |
Note 4 | Plantin, in fact, paid even more: the fee of Giselinus has not been included in his cost-accounting note. It amounted to 12 florins Carolus guilders 4 stuivers (Arch. 3, folio 52 recto, at the date of 15 June 1566: ‘Adagiorum tomus alter 12 florins Carolus guilders 4 stuivers que i’ay payé à diverses fois à Me Victor Ghiselin pour un recoignoissance de son labeur) (cf. Arch. 31, folio 72 recto: on 1 and 2 January 1565 [= for 1566] 7 florins Carolus guilders and 1 florins Carolus guilders 4 stuivers to Giselinus ‘pro Adagiis’). |
Note 5 | The privilege is dated 7 April 1566 old style = 7 April 1567. As, however, the printing was finished in May 1566, this must be an error (very likely for 7 April 1565 old style). |
Note 6 | Listed in M 296, folio 1 recto (Adagiorum Iunii et Erasmi epitome, f[euilles] 28, [price:] stuivers 5), and M 164, folio 1 recto. |
Further reading |