Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Appianus, of Alexandria
Title:
[Historia Romana].
Alternate Title(s):
Caption to preface, v. 1, leaf a2r: P. Candidi in libros Appiani sophist[ae] Alexandrini ad Nicolaum quintu[m] summu[m] pontificem pr[ae]fatio incipit felicissime
Published / Created:
Impressum est hoc opus Venetijs : Per Bernardu[m] Pictorem & Erhardum Ratdolt de Augusta una cum Petro Loslein de Langencen correctore ac socio, M.CCCC.LXXVII [1477]
Physical Description:
2 volumes ([264], [424] pages) ; 29 cm (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN Zi +4367: For fuller description see collation leaf in volume. First leaf of each volume blank, that of v. 2 wanting. Bound in fairly old stamped leather. Manuscript notes: on fol. 2a of v. 1: "Simonis [surname illegible] sum"; on fol. 1a of v. 1: "Ex Libris Johannis Baptistæ Serrarij An[n]o [15]63"; inside front cover "WIM [i.e., William Inglis Morse] 1946."
Contents:
Volume 1. P. Candidii in libros Appiani sophist[a]e Alexandrini ad Nicolaum quintu[m] summu[m] pr[a]efatio incipit felicissime -- Appiani sophist[a]e Alexandrini Roman[a]e histori[a]e prooemium foeliciter incipit -- Appiani Alexandrini sophist[a]e Romanorum liber incipit qui Libycus inscribitur -- Appiani Alexandrini sophist[a]e Romanorum liber incicpit qui Syrius inscribit[ur] / traductio P. Candidi -- Appiani Alexandrini sophist[a]e Romanoru[m] liber explicit, qui Syrius inscribitur. Incipit eiusdem Parthicus felicissime / traductio P. Candidi -- Appiani Alexandrini sophist[a]e Romaoru[m] liber incipit qui Mithidaticus inscribitur / traductio P. Candidi.
Subject Terms:
Rome -- History -- Early works to 1800. | Rome -- History, Military -- Early works to 1800. | Rome -- Colonies -- History -- Early works to 1800. | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49–45 B.C. -- Early works to 1800. | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43–31 B.C. -- Early works to 1800. | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 68–69 -- Early works to 1800. | Incunabula -- Specimens. | Johannis Baptistæ Serrarij -- Ownership. | Simonis -- Autograph. | Morse, William Inglis, b. 1874 -- Ms. notes. | Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership. | Incunabula in Yale Library.
Form/Genre:
Woodcuts. | Incunabula. | Fragments (object portions)
Contributors:
Container of (expression): Appianus, of Alexandria. De bellis civilibus. Latin (Decembrio) | Container of (expression): Appianus, of Alexandria. Libyca. Latin (Decembrio) | Container of (expression): Appianus, of Alexandria. Syriaca. Latin (Decembrio) | Container of (expression): Appianus, of Alexandria. Mithridatica. Latin (Decembrio) | Container of (expression): Appianus, of Alexandria. Illyrike. Latin (Decembrio) | Decembrio, Pier Candido, 1399–1477, translator. | Maler, Bernhard, active 1476–1478, printer. | Ratdolt, Erhard, 1447?-1527 or 1528, printer. | Löslein, Peter, active 1476–approximately 1487, printer. | Nicholas V, Pope, 1397–1455, dedicatee. | Alfonso V, King of Aragon, 1396–1458, dedicatee.