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Books and Manuscripts
Selected Pre-Eighteenth Century Works: O
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Oppianus.
Oppiani poetae Alievticon, sive De piscibvs, libri quinque é graeco traducti ad Antonium Imperatorem. Post Oppianum sequuntur Disticha ultra centum de rebus uarijs oppido elegantissima, authore Laurentio Lippio Collensi, interprete librorum quinque Oppiani. C. Plinii Secvndi Natvralis historiae libri duo, in quorum priori quidem tractat de naturis piscium, in altero uero de medicinis ex aquatilibus siue piscibus. Pavli item Iovii De piscibvs liber unus, qui est uelut commentarius in priorem Plinij librum de piscibus, quemadmodum prior Plinij liber in Oppianum. Hos non contemnendos authores Iohannes Caesarius, uir non mediocris eruditionis, ad perpendiculum recognouit, castigauit, simulque & scholijs passim explanauit. Argentorati, Iacobus Cammerlander Moguntinus, 1534.
[4], 152 l. 20 cm.
Signatures: i4, A-Z4, a-p4.
Provenance: "Mors nil ad nos" unidentified (bookplate crest), Bibliotheque H. E. Sauvage (ink stamp); Ex Libris Jo. Bapt. Maul Ambian Anno 1708 (inscription)
Reviews knowledge of fish and fishing, including accurate reporting of the torpedo's numbing abilities and locating the anatomical source of those powers.
Oppianus.
Halieutica. [The Latin trans. of Laurentius Lippius. Colle di Valdelsa, Bonus Gallus, 12 September, 1478]
[64] l. 21 cm.
Signatures: a-h8. Signatures a1, a2, d1, and h4 supplied in ms.; b3 appears twice: in its proper place and also on the second l. of gathering b, where it is crossed out and corrected in ms. to b2.
Pages ruled in red; spaces with guide letters for initials; some initials provided in red or blue.
On the first page, initial O, marginal decorations, and arms in lower margin are illuminated in gold and colors.
Title from Brit. Mus. Cat. (XV cent.)
BMC (XV cent.) VII, p. 1079; HC* 12015; Pr. 7242; Goff O-65.
Provenance: Count MacCarthy, Baron Veron, Charles W. Clark, Charles W. Williams (book dealer notes); Louis H. Silver (bookplate)
Oppianus.
þþþîþçþþþ [ca. 1500]
[289] p., bound. 23.8 cm. [manuscript]
Signatures: a-þ8.
Cursive greek script in dark brown ink. Headpieces in pink, tailpiece in brown ink.
Oppianus.
þããþþþþþ þþþîþçþþþþ þþþþþà ãþþçî. þþþ àþçþþ þþþþþîçþþþþ þþþþþà çþååàþà. Oppiani De piscibus libri V. Eiusdem de uenatione libri iiii. Oppiani De piscibus Laurentio Lippio interprete libri V. [Venice, 1517]
166, [2] l. 16.5 cm.
Signatures: a-x8; n7, n8, x7 verso, and x8 recto blank. Colophon: Venetiis in aedibvs Aldi et Andreae Soceri mense decembri M.D. XVII.
Aldine device on t.p. and verso of last leaf; spaces with guide letters for initials; italic type.
Oppianus.
Oppiani Poetae Cilicis De venatione lib. iiii. De piscatv lib. v. Cum interpretatione latina, commentariis, & indice rerum in utroque opere memorabilium locupletissimo, confectis studio & opera Conradi Rittershvsii. Qui & recensuit hos libros denuo, & Adr. Turnebi editionem Parisiensem cum trib. Mss. Palatinis contulit: inde & var. Lect. & Scolia Graeca excerpsit. Lvgdvni Batavorum, Ex officina Plantiniana, Apud F. Raphelengium, 1597. [86], 376, [38], 344, 164, [4] p. 16 cm.
Provenance: Ex Lib : Robert Gray Collegii Med Lond socii 1690. (inscription)
Oughtred, William, 1575-1660.
The description and use of the dovble horizontall dyall. Whereby not onely the houre of the day is shewn; but also the meridian line is found: and most astronomicall questions, which may be done by the globe are resolved, invented and written by W.O. Whereunto is added, the description of the generall horologicall ring. London, Printed for W. Leake, 1652.
[16] p. 16.4 cm.
(In [Leurechon, Jeau] Mathematicall recreations. London, 1653.)
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