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MATERNUS (Julius Firmicus)
De errore profanarum religionum.
Bruxelles, Ed. de la revue de l'Université de Bruxelles, 1938. In-8 broché, 210 pp., texte en latin et en français, appendices, index, bibliographie.
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M. Minucii Felicis Octavius. Cum integris omnium notis ac commentariis, novaque recensione Jacobi Ouzelii, cujus & accedunt animadversiones. Accedit praeterea liber Julii Firmici Materni V.C. De errore profanarum religionum.
Leiden (Lugduni Batavorum), Ex officina Ioannis Maire, 1652.
4to. (38),44,(2),46,140,36,32,212,(23),56 p. Overlapping vellum 20.5 cm (Ref: STCN ppn 840085141; Breugelmans 1652:10B; Schoenemann I,71; not in Brunet; Graesse 4,534; Ebert 14107) (Details: Title in red & black. Engraved printer's mark on the title depicting a farmer stamping a shovel into the ground, he is flanked by a woman holding a cornucopiae, and a woman holding an ancre, above the head of the farmer the motto: 'fac et spera'. According to Breugelmans there are 2 issues of this edition: 1652:10A and 1652:10B; 10A shows on the title 3 lines printed red, and 10B (our copy) has 5 lines printed red; 10B also has 2 cancels (leaves *2 and E4); in our copy these 2 leaves have not been cancelled; our copy is conform the copy in the University Library of Leiden, UBL 503 C 2) (Condition: Cover somewhat soiled. Small ink stain, only touching the top of the right upper corner of the first 30 pages; small ownership inscription on the title. Some gatherings browning. Some small spots of paper near the inner gutter of the front pastedown eaten away; our copy lacks leaf pi2, the leaf after the title, showing the table of contents) (Note: The Octavius is a dialogue in defence of the christian religion, and perhaps the oldest literary work of christian Latin. It was written by Minucius Felix, who lived in the second or third cent. A.D. In it he tries to prove that christian principles were not contrary to pagan culture, and that the Greek and Roman philosophers paved the path for christianity. The inspiration seems to come from Cicero's dialogue 'De Oratore'. The dialogue starts with Minucius recollections of the friendship he had with the recently deceased christian advocate Octavius. The setting is Ostia, 'amoenissima civitas' (1,2). Minucius, Octavius Januarius, and the heathen Caecilius have come there to enjoy their holiday, free from 'iudicariam curam'. Caecilius then launches a vehement attack upon the christians and their doctrines. It is the opinion of Octavius that no honorable Roman should leave a friend in the darkness of ignorance. He ridicules the folly of heathen fables, and proves the existence of providence and of God. Octavius warmly praises the purity, courage and other virtues of the christians. At the end Caecilius acknowleges himself vanquished and converted. Jacobus Ouzelius (Oiselius), 1631-1686, born as Jacques Oisel (Oesel) in Dantzig, was only 21 when he edited this book. Although destined for a commercial career, he chose to study classical literature in Leyden. Later he switched to law and became professor of law in Groningen. He also edited Gaius and Gellius. (Van der Aa, vol. 14, p. 59) Ouzelius says in the 'praefatio' that he hopes that the reader will forgive him any mistakes, without 'livor' and 'maledicentia'. He dedicates the book to Queen Christina of Sweden. Well, if we may believe Schoenemann, Christina had reason for complaint. Schoenemann is very critical about Ouzelius. He calls him a 'futilissimus commentator'. 'Omnia apta inepta incredibile stupore et imprudentia corrosa sunt'. The value of this edition lies in the printed commentaries of previous commentators. The reader should skip the 212 p. filled with notes by Ouzelius, and consult the presented notes of Nicolaas Rigaltius (32 p.), or Desiderius Heraldus, or the 'liber commentarius ad M. Minucii Felicis Octavium' by G. Elmenhorst (140 p.), or the notes of J.A. Wouwer (46 p.). Nic. Rigaltius, (Rigault) 1577-1624 (See Sandys 2,283); Desiderius Heraldus, ca. 1579-1649, professor of Greek at Sedan (See Sandys 2,287). J.A. Wowerius, 1574-1612, was a pupil of Scaliger, and helped him with his Petronius edition. Wowerius published his edition and commentary earlier in 1603 at Copenhagen (See Sandys 2,287). Elmenhorst published in 1612 at Hamburg a text and commentary on Minucius Felix (See Schoenemann I,71). At the end has been added 'De errore profanarum religionum' by Julius Firmicus Maternus, edited by Wowerius, with his commentary. Firmicus lived in the 4th century A.D. In this work he urges the emperors Constans and Constantius, both sons of Constantine the Great, the man who in 313 A.D. had declared christianity to be the state religion, to abolish paganism) (Provenance: Engraved armorial bookplate (with ducal coat of arms?) on the front pastedown: 'Bibliothek Oberherrlingen, 1839' with the initials 'E. M.' on it of Eugen, Freiherr von Maucler, 1783-1859. The name of Paul Friedrich Theodor Eugen Maucler is connected with the legislation of the kingdom of Württemberg under 'König Wilhelm'. In 1818 he became minster of justice. His legislative work gave him great influence. He was hated by the liberals and resigned in 1848. (ADB 20, p. 687-688) Having bought 'Schloss Herrlingen' Maucler had room enough to build a huge library. Libraries all over the world hold a host of valuable incunabula and 16th century books from his library. The incunabula were sold at the beginning of last century) (Collation: pi1 (lacking leaf pi2) *2, 2*-5*4, A-E4 F2; A2 B-F4, G2; a2 b-3k4; A-G4) (Photographs on request)
M. Minucii Felicis Octavius. Cum integris omnium notis ac commentariis, novaque recensione Jacobi Ouzeli. Cujus & accedunt animadversiones. Insuper Johannis Meursii notae. Et liber Julii Firmici Materni V.C. De errore profanarum religionum.
Leiden (Lugduni Batavorum), Ex Officina Hackiana, 1672.
8vo. (XLVIII),352,64,(29 index),(1 blank) p., frontispiece. Half calf, frontcover detached. 19.5 cm (Ref: STCN ppn 063021110; Schoenemann I,72; Graesse 4,534; Ebert 14107) (Details: Back with 4 raised bands. Marbled boards. Frontispiece engraved by G. Appelmans, depicting 3 men, Octavius, Minucius and Octavius Januarius, discussing in the shadow of a tree, which grows on the border of a river, behind them a statue of a naked male figure, a statue of Serapis, in the distance the city. This is an illustration of the crucial scene as told by Minucius at the end of the second chapter, where Minucius tells how his friend Caecilius, as heathens used to do, threw a kiss to the statue. Octavius then criticizes Minucius for letting his friend walk 'in hac inperitiae vulgaris caecitate', the blindness of vulgar heathen ignorance, and to let him greet anointed stones (lapides), which are adorned with a laurel wreath (unctos et coronatos) (Condition: Binding scuffed. Upper board detached. Rear joint cracking, but still firm. Flyleaves gone. Blank upper margin of the frontispiece chipping and soiled. Some small inkstains. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Small name on the title) (Note: The Octavius is a dialogue in defence of the christian religion, and perhaps the oldest literary work of christian Latin. It was written by Minucius Felix, who lived in the second or third cent. A.D. In it he tries to prove that christian principles were not contrary to pagan culture, and that the Greek and Roman philosophers paved the path for christianity. The inspiration seems to come from Cicero's dialogue 'De Oratore'. The dialogue starts with Minucius recollections of the friendship he had with the recently deceased christian advocate Octavius. The setting is Ostia2). Minucius, Octavius Januarius, and the heathen Caecilius have come there to enjoy their holiday, free from 'iudicariam curam'. Caecilius then launches a vehement attack upon the christians and their doctrines. It is the opinion of Octavius that no honorable Roman should leave a friend in the darkness of ignorance. He ridicules the folly of heathen fables, and proves the existence of providence and of God. Octavius warmly praises the purity, courage and other virtues of the christians. At the end Caecilius acknowleges himself vanquished and converted. Jacobus Ouzelius (Oiselius), 1631-1686, born as Jacques Oisel (Oesel) in Dantzig, was only 21 when he edited this book. Although destined for a commercial career, he chose to study classical literature in Leyden. Later he switched to law and became professor of law in Groningen. He also edited Gaius and Gellius. (Van der Aa, vol. 14, p. 59) Ouzelius says in the 'praefatio' that he hopes that the reader will forgive him any mistakes, without 'livor' and 'maledicentia'. He dedicates the book to Queen Christina of Sweden. Well, if we may believe Schoenemann, Christina had reason for complaint. Schoenemann is very critical about Ouzelius. He calls him a 'futilissimus commentator'. 'Omnia apta inepta incredibile stupore et imprudentia corrosa sunt'. The value of this edition lies, Schoenemann insists, in the printed commentaries of previous commentators. The reader should skip the notes of Ouzelius, and consult the presented notes of greater scholars, as Nicolaas Rigaltius, or Desiderius Heraldus, or Elmenhorst, or Wouwer. At the end has been added 'De errore profanarum religionum' by Julius Firmicus Maternus, edited by Wowerius, with his commentary. Firmicus lived in the 4th century A.D. In it Firmicus urges the emperors Constans and Constantius, both sons of Constantine the Great, the man who in 313 A.D. had declared christianity to be the state religion, to take the next step, and abolish paganism. This edition of 1672 is a reissue of the edition Leiden 1652. Schoenemann tells that the publisher increased the usefulness of the book by printing the notes of the commentators below the text. In the edition of 1652, all the notes of those scholars were printed separately at the end of the dialogue) (Provenance: name of one 'John Bayly' on the title. The owner of this apologetic dialogue might well be the Irish clergyman John Bayly, who was Dean of Lismore from 1828 until 1831. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Chaplain to Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He served as Dean of Killaloe from 1808 to 1828, when he was appointed Dean of Lismore. He died on 24 June 1831. (Source Wikipedia) On the front pastedown tha armoral bookplate of one 'R.W.B.' The arms consist of a bar from which emerge 2 spread wings; they enclose a big heart, which is pierced or pinned down by a sword) (Collation: *-3*8, A-Y8, Aa-Ff8 (minus leaf Ff8, leaf Ff7 verso blank)) (Photographs on request)
Octavius cum integris Woweri, Elmenhorstii, Heraldi & Rigaltii notis [...] Caecilius cyprianus. De idolorum vanitate & Julius Firmicus Maternus De errore profanarum religionum
apud Cornelium Boutestein Samuelem Luchtmans | Lugduni Batavorum (Leyde) 1709 | 11.50 x 20 cm | relié
Nouvelle édition. Une vignette de titre. page de titre en rouge et noir. Reliure en plein maroquin vert postérieur attribuable à Derôme. Dos lisse uniformément insolé (devenu blond) orné de 5 petits losanges, filets. Triple filet d'encadrement sur les plats. Frise intérieure. Tranches dorées. Bel exemplaire. Felix Minutius (seconde moitié du 2e siècle ap. J. C.) est un des premiers, sinon le premier des apologistes chrétiens latins. Il est exclusivement connu pour être l'auteur du texte présent : Octavius, qui est une apologie du Christianisme sous la forme d'un dialogue entre un païen et un chrétien (rappelant les Tusculanes de Cicéron), dans un style vigoureux et élégant. L'édition adjoint plusieurs textes à l'Octavius, surtout leDe errore profanarum religionum de Firmicus. Edition richement et diversement commentée parGeverhart Elmenhorst, Desiderius Heraldus, les Observations de Nicolas Rigault surl'histoire des premiers chrétiens sous l'empire Romain, et sur les historiens relatant ce qui concerne les premiers chrétiens. - Photographies et détails sur www.Edition-Originale.com -
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Octavius, Cum integris omnium Notis ac Commentariis, novâque Recensione Jacobi Ouzelii. Cujus et accedunt Animadversiones. Accedit praeterea liber Julii Firmici Materni V.C. De errore profanarum religionum
Joannes Maire, | Leiden (Leyde) 1652 | 15.50 x 20.50 cm | relié
Edition originale. Le texte de Minucius, Octavius, fut édité pour la première fois en 1560, mais non sous sa forme définitive donnée ici par Jacques Oisel. Très nombreuses citations et remarques en grec. Une grande vignette de titre signée Dalen. Page de titre rouge et noire. Reliure en pleine basane brune d'époque granitée. Dos à nerfs orné. Coiffes élimées. Mors fendu en tête. Manque à une bordure. Felix Minutius (seconde moitié du 2e siècle ap. J. C.) est un des premiers, sinon le premier des apologistes chrétiens latins. Il est exclusivement connu pour être l'auteur du texte présent Octavius, une apologie du Christianisme sous la forme d'un dialogue entre un païen et un chrétien (rappelant les Tusculanes de Cicéron), dans un style vigoureux et élégant. L'édition adjoint plusieurs textes à l'Octavius, Les prolégomènes de François Balduin, les Remarques de Jean A Waver, les Commentaires de Geverhart Elmenhorst, ceux de Desiderius Heraldus, les Observations de Nicolas Rigault et les Animadversiones de l'éditeur lui-même, Jacques Oisel. Edition richement et diversement commentée sur l'histoire des premiers chrétiens sous l'empire Romain, et sur les historiens relatant ce qui concerne les premiers chrétiens. NB : Cet ouvrage est disponible à la librairie sur demande sous 48 heures. - Photographies et détails sur www.Edition-Originale.com -
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Arnobii Afri Adversus Gentes Libri VII. Et Julii Firmici Materni de Errore profanarum Religionum ad Constantium et Constantem Augg. Libellus.
Wirceburgi (Würzburg), Stahl, 1783. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt back. XXIV,343 pp.
Contains Anobius' famous work ""Adversus Nationes"" with his attack on traditional Roman paganism. - Firmicius Maternus converted to Christianity and wrote this harsh letter to the Roman emperors (Constantius and Constans) urging them to eradicate paganism.(Opera Omnia Sanctorum Patrum Latinorum Vol. V).
