Hug. Grotij Bataui Syntagma Arateorum : opus poeticae et astronomiae studiousis vtilissimum, quo quae contineantur versa pagella indicabit
- Alternate Title
- Syntagma Arateorum
- Hvg. Grotii Batavi Syntagma Arateorvm
- Creator
- Aratus, Solensis
- Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645
- Gheyn, Jacob de, 1565-1629
- Raphelengius, Christoffel, 1566-1600 (printer)
- Plantijnsche Drukkerij (printer)
- Form
- Printers' devices (Printing)
- Date
- 1600
- Language
- Latin
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subject
- Aratus, Solensis. Phaenomena
- Weather forecasting -- Early works to 1800
- Astrology, Roman -- Early works to 1800
- Astronomy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800
- Constellations -- Early works to 1800
- Astronomy, Greek -- Early works to 1800
- Astronomy, Greek
- Constellations
- Astronomy, Ancient
- Astrology, Roman
- Weather forecasting
- Collection
- Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 5 parts (12 unnumbered pages, 42 pages, 2 unnumbered pages; 36; 94 pages, 2 unnumbered pages; 24, 128 pages 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 25 cm (4to)
- Publisher
- Ex officinâ Plantinianâ apud Christophorum Raphelengium
- Related Place
- Netherlands -- Leiden.
- Notes
- Consists primarily of the Greek text of the astronomical poem "Phaenomena" (including Disomeia) by Aratus followed by Cicero's Latin interpretation of the poem. Also includes the version written by Germanicus edited by Grotius with his notes and commentary on the texts .
- With 43 full page engraved plates depicting the constellations, 42 of which are included in register and pagination. Engravings are signed with monogram "IDG" [Jacob de Gheyn]
- Woodcut on title page representing a woman with two shields, within a wooden palisade, incorporates the Plantin device.
- Another state has "antiquitatis" instead of "poeticae" on t.-p.
- Signatures: *⁴ 2*² A-E⁴ F², ²A-²D⁴ ²E² a-m⁴ 2A-2C⁴ [alpha]-[pi]⁴
- Leaf F2 is blank.
- Errata: p. [12] of 1st sequence.
- Page 13 misnumbered 31.
- Table of contents: Arati Phaenomena & Diosemeia -- Ciceronis interpretatio H.Grotij versibus interpolata -- Phaenomena Aratea Germanico Caesare interprete ... -- Eiusdem fragmenta prognosticorum -- Imagines siderum Germanici -- Notae H. Grotij ad Aratum -- Notae eiusdem ad Germanici phaenomena [et] prognostica -- Notae ad fragmenta Ciceronis --- Festi Auieni paraphrasis.
- Culture Class Collection copy has ownership stamp from the Biblioteca Albani with initials "B A" beneath a cardinal's hat.
- Related Work: Aratus, Solensis, Solensis. On signs. Latin & Greek.
- Related Work: Germanicus Caesar, 15 B.C.-19 A.D. Phaenomena.
- Related Work: Avienus, Rufius Festus. Arati Phaenomena.
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3q52gf6h
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, GrC Ar155 600s
- Provenance
- Biblioteca Albani (stamp) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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