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Elucidarius carminum & historiarum, vel, Vocabularius poeticus : continens fabulas, historias, prouincias, vrbes, insulas, fluuios & montes illustres, diligenter denuo reuisus. Item Vocabula et interpretationes Gr[a]ecoru[m] & Hebraico[rum], vnacu[m] vocabulis co[m]munibus Sarraceno[rum] in Latinu[m] translatis, & alijs in fine adiunctis.

Accession number
PML 2833
Creator
Torrentinus, H. (Hermannus), d. 1520.
Published
Excussum Arge[n]tine : Per Renatum Beck ..., [1513-1514]
Credit line
Purchased with the Irwin collection, 1900.
Notes
"Vocabula et interpretationes grecoru[m] [et] hebraico[rum] termino[rum] vna cu[m] vocabulis co[m]munibus sarracenoru[m] in Latinu[m] translatis." -- leaves H2-L3.
Colophon dated 1508.
Colophon reads: Excussum Arge[n]tine per Renatum Beck in officina sua: quam vulgo zum thiergarten nominant: acriori castigationis lima adhibita. Anno salutis humane. M.D.xiij.
Imprint from colophon.
Murray, Catalogue of German books II, 490 (with date 1513-4).
Not in British Museum catalogue.
Place of publication and name of printer taken from colophon, which is dated 1513.
Printed in double columns.
Proc. 10304 (with date 1513-14).
Prologue signed: Vale lector: Torrentinum tui studiosum mutuo amore prosequere.
Signatures: A-K⁸⁴̇⁴̇ L⁸.
Starting with De arboribus (L4v) and continuing to the end, the terms are generally given Early Modern German translations.
T.p. 1514, in a woodcut border.
Title within ornamental woodcut border (by Johann Wechtlin?) depicting a zoological garden.
Without pagination or catchwords.
Description
[120] p. ; 21 cm
Provenance
Irwin collection; Book-plate of Robert Balmanno.
Binding
3/4 violet calf.
Classification
Department