Sancti Joānis Damasceni nusq[ue] formis pressa ... opera vulgo. [Containing:] De preceptis dialectice [translated by Hilarion of Verona]. De rebus naturalibus [translated by the same]. Aphorismos medicine [or rather, by Yūhannā Ibn Māsawaih]. Rudimēta per Methodum sacro[?] dogmatum. Varia poemata fastorum christiane religionis. Libros quattuor diuinarum sententiarum [otherwise entitled Orthodoxa Fides: translated by Jacques Le Fèvre, d'Etaples]. His cōnectuntur Cōmentarii ... Constantij Hierothei: in librum de Causis.
John,of Damascus, Saint.
Hay, William,16th century,former owner.StEdNL
Chalmer, John,16th century,former owner.StEdNL
Venetijs : Per L. de Soardis,
1514-[1515]
The imprint at the end of pt. 4 bears the date 1514 and that at the end of pt. 5, 1515. Imperfect. Wanting all after fol. 31 of pt. 5. Fol. 30 and 31 mutilated.
Stirton Collection.
Manuscript inscription on the inside front cover in an 18th-century hand "Jo: Damascenus was a favourite Author in Scotland and was indeed one of the most advanced writers of his age. In this vol. the Institutions of Logic begin after fol xliiii." Manuscript inscriptions on the title page "Wilh[el]mus Haye primarius me possidet" in a 16th-century hand; "liber James Chalmer" in a 16th-century hand; "Liber nescio cuius sed vndi venit illuc abiit" in a 16th-century hand; "vixit anno 733"; several washed inscriptions, and at the foot, "Joannies chalmer e[st] meus herus" and "liber joannes chalmer..." in a 16th-century hand. Washed "W h p" on the verso of the title page. Washed "lib M Vilmi [haye?] ..." at the head of A1. Some washed and faded marginalia throughout. Manuscript inscriptions on the inside of the rear cover "Joannes chalmer" repeated and some Latin. A fragment of a glossed manuscript has been used to strengthen the binding for the first gathering.
Italy Venice.