Scriptores astronomici veteres
Publisher: Aldus Manutius, Romanus
Published: 1499
Place of publication: Venice
Language: lat; gre
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Astronomy; Early works to 1800; Incunabula; Specimens; Science; Astrology
Other titles: Scriptores astronomici veteres
Notes: Leaf [1a] (t.p.): Iulii Firmici Astronomicorum librio octo integri, & emendati, ex Scythicis oris ad nos nuper allati. Marci Manilii astronomicorum libri quinque. Arati Phaenomena Germanico Caesare interprete cum commentariis & imaginibus. Arati eiusdem phaenomenon fragmentum Marco.T.C.interprete. Arati eiusdem Phaenomena Ruffo Festo Auienio paraphraste. Arati eiusdem Phaenomena graece. Theonis commentaria copiosissima in Arati Phaenomena graece. Procli Diadochi Sphaera graece. Procli eiusdem Sphaera, Thoma Linacro Britanno interprete.

Leaf [184a] (1st colophon): Venetiis in aedibus Aldi Romani mense Iunio.M.ID.

Leaf [376a] (2d colophon): Venetiis cura, & diligentia Aldi Ro. Mense octob. M.ID.

Signatures: *⁶, a-g¹⁰, h¹², aa-hh¹⁰, ii-kk⁸, A-D¹⁰, E¹² (E₇ blank), F⁶, G-M¹⁰ (K₁₀ blank), N⁶, N-S¹⁰, T⁸.

Initial spaces with guide letters.

Edited by F. Niger.

Hain-Copinger, 14559*.

Proctor, 5570.

Goff, F-191.

GW, 9981.

Sander, 2781.

Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde, 1499:3.

BM 15th cent., V, 560 (IB.24483-86).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1998 ed.), if00191000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 2678-2680.

Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana, 7492

Incunabula short title catalogue, entry if00191000

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, entry 09981

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, page 560 (IB. 24486)

Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, entry  *14559

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, entry F-191

Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, entry 5570

Klebs, A.C. Incunabula scientifica et medica, entry 405.1

Polain, M.-L. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique, entry 3475

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog, entry F-129

Renouard, A.A. Annali delle edizioni aldine, pages 20-21

Bequest; William King Richardson; 1951.

MS ownership notation on front flyleaf, "Sum Michaelis Kanuth [?] Magistri"; from the Fürstliche Dietrichstein'sche Bibliothek. Inscribed in a different hand, lower part of front flyleaf: "Sum d.[?] Galli Stamhaynienis[?]".

Initial spaces not filled in; without rubrication.

Initial spaces not filled in; without rubrication.

The Greek text of Aratus is heavily annotated in MS.

Mounted to front flyleaf is a clipping from an autograph letter from E. P. Goldschmidt to William King Richardson, in which he offers the book for sale for £75 and states that the book came from Prince Dietrichstein's library at Nikolsburg, Moravia. From the Fürstliche Dietrichstein’sche Bibliothek (p. 41 in Rudolf Pindter’s 1905-06 catalogue of the library; no. 688 in the Gilhofer & Ranschburg sale catalogue, November 1933).

Bound in half 16th-century blind-stamped pigskin and wooden boards; brass clasp plates on back cover, latches on front, clasps with pigskin thongs.
Table of contents: title: [From caption titles] Iulii Firmici Materni iunioris Siculi V.C. Matheseos liber primus ad Mauortium Lollianum, praefatio; title: Marci Manilii Astronomicon ad Caesarem Augustum liber primus [leaves [185] recto-[242] verso]; title: Arati vita e Graeco in Latinum, Aldo Manutio Romano interprete [leaves [243] recto]; title: Fragmentum Arati Phaenomenon per Germanicum in Latinum con versi cum commento nuper in sicilare perto [leaves [243] verso-[275] recto]; title: Fragmentum Arati Phaenomenon M. Tulio Cicerone interprete [leaves [275] verso-[281] verso]; title: Arati Phaenomena Rufo Festo Auienio paraphraste [leaves [283] recto-[308] recto]; title: Aratou Soleōs Phainomena meta scholiōn = Arati Solensis Phaenomena cum commentariis [leaves [309] recto-[368] verso]; title: Procli Diadochi Sphaera, astronomiam discere incipientibus vtilissima, Thomas Linacro Britanno interprete, ad Arcturum, Cornubiae, Valliaeque illustrissimum principem [leaves [369] recto-[376] recto].