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Basel, Hieronymus Curio, 1542

Title page:

‘Dictionarium Latinae linguae Ambrosii Calepini Bergomatis, multis variisque ex autoribus collectum, accuratiusque multo quam antehac excusum. Cui certo consilio tabulas adiecimus de ratione usuque XII mensium Romanorum, una cum Cla<udii> Ptolemaei inerrantium stellarum significationibus per Nicolaum Leonicum e Graeco translatis. Ad studiosam iuventutem. En tibi, quod faustum et foelix sit, amica iuventus, / Ambrosii rursus lexica docta damus. / Aucta quidem paucis (necnon nisi vera fatebor) / Aucta tamen, multis atque polita locis. / Ipsa quod advertes, conferre priora molestum / Huic si non operi, quod modo prodit, erit. / Id precor ut facias, namque inde iuvabere multum, et / Pro vigili fueris grata labore mihi. Cum gratia et privilegio regio. Basileae. M.D.XLII.’

Last page:

‘Basileae, per Hieronymum Curionem, mense Augusto, anno M.D.XLII.’

Ambrogio Calepino, Latin dictionary (a₁r-uuuu₄v), preceded by Hieronymus Curio’s letter to the reader (a₂r), verses ‘Eruditi cuiusdam in tabulas sequentes de ratione mensium et inerrantium stellarum ignificationibus carmen: Mensis habet nonas, idus…’ (a₂v), and Ptolemaica (a₃r-a₇r). The signature a₁-(a₈) is used for the Ptolemaic section and for the beginning of the dictionary. The VD16 website wrongly states that the Ptolemaic section is not included.

Bibl. VD16 C 242

Exemplar Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 2 L.lat. 32 d

a3r–⁠a7r	‘<Cl<audii> Ptolemaei inerrantium stellarum significationes per Nicolaum Leonicum e Graeco translatae. Ianuarius. K<al>. Sol elevari incipit, longiusculi fiunt dies, Aquila et Corona occidunt, tempestatemque efficiunt. IIII. Sol magis ascendit, Cancri medium occidit, ventique ponunt> — (December) XI. Aquila exoritur vesperi. X. Capella matutino emergit. Reliqua desiderantur.’ = Pseudo-Ptolemy, Inerrantium stellarum significationes (B.13) . Sig. a₃ (containing the months of January and February) is missing in the exemplar. The incipit given here between angular brackets is the standard incipit for this text.

a3r–⁠a7r

‘<Cl<audii> Ptolemaei inerrantium stellarum significationes per Nicolaum Leonicum e Graeco translatae. Ianuarius. K<al>. Sol elevari incipit, longiusculi fiunt dies, Aquila et Corona occidunt, tempestatemque efficiunt. IIII. Sol magis ascendit, Cancri medium occidit, ventique ponunt> — (December) XI. Aquila exoritur vesperi. X. Capella matutino emergit. Reliqua desiderantur.’

= Pseudo-Ptolemy, Inerrantium stellarum significationes (B.13)

. Sig. a₃ (containing the months of January and February) is missing in the exemplar. The incipit given here between angular brackets is the standard incipit for this text.