Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. IIPutnam, George Haven
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Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. II
Putnam, George Haven
Books -- History -- 400-1450; Copyright; Freedom of the press -- History -- To 1500; Manuscripts; Printers
1532. “Virgilii Opera cum Commentariis Servii Valeriani
Castigationibus”, in folio. A second impression of the Scriptures,
entitled “Biblia.” “Breves in eadem Annotationes ex Doctiss.
Interpretationibus et Hebræorum Commentariis, etc., cum Priv.
Regis.” This was magnificently printed in a handsome folio, with
brief notes or _apostilles_ on the margin. Notwithstanding Robert’s
care in fortifying himself with the royal privilege, and with a
license from the University censors (who for theological works
were at that time appointed by the Sorbonne), the divines of the
college renewed their warfare against him on the ground that he had
dared to print the Scriptures at all. From the severest effects of
this _odium theologicum_ Robert was preserved through the personal
influence of King Francis. He was obliged, however, to engage to
print nothing further, presumably nothing of a doctrinal character,
_nisi cum bona eorum gratia_.
1533. “Virgilii Opera.” 8vo. (Again.)
“Horatii ars poetica.” 4to.
“Plinii epistolæ.” (Again.) The edition of 1529 had apparently
lasted for four years.
1534. Robert again hazarded the wrath of the divines by a third
edition of the “Biblia,” for which the demand had evidently
continued. This time he escaped without interference.
1535. “Budæi Annotationes in Pandecta” and “Budæi de transitu
Hellenismi ad Christianismum Libri tres.” Folio.
1538. “Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum.” Folio.
“Dictionnaire François-Latin.”
“Ciceronis Epistolæ.”
1539. “Ciceronis Opera Omnia,” two volumes, octavo, probably the
most beautiful edition of this oft printed author which had yet
appeared.
1540. This year was marked by the appearance of a fourth impression
of the Latin Scriptures. This presented some considerable
modifications from the plan of the previous issues. It gave the
Vulgate text, but with new and important elucidations, and it gave
further, for comparison with the text, various readings based upon
the Hebrew and Greek. The title is elaborate: “Biblia, Hebræa,
Chaldæa, Græca et Latina, nomina virorum, mulierum, populorum,
idolorum, urbium, fluviorum, montium cæterorumque locorum, quæ
in ipsis Bibliis leguntur, restituta, cum Latina interpretatione
et ipsorum locorum descriptione ex Cosmographis. His accesserunt
schemata Tabernaculi Mosaici et Templi Solomonis, quæ præunte
Francisco Vatablo, Hebraicarum literarum Regio professore
doctissimo, summa arte et fide expressa sunt.”
“Parisiis ex officina Roberti Stephani, Typographi Regii, MDXL. cum
privilegio Regis.” Folio.
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