Title
Tou Hagiou Patros hemon Epiphaniou, episkopou Konstanteias Kyprou, Peri ton physiologon; tou autou Eis ta baia logos. Sancti patris nostri Epiphanii, Episcopi Constantiae Cypri, Ad physiologum; Eiusdem In die festo palmarum sermo
Title Variants
Alternative:
Ad physiologum
Alternative:
Peri ton physiologon
Alternative:
Tou Hagiou Patros hemon Epiphaniou, episkopou Konstanteias Kyprou, Peri ton physiologon
Translated:
Sancti patris nostri Epiphanii, Episcopi Constantiae Cypri, Ad physiologum
Uniform: Physiologus
By
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus. approximately 310-403
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus. approximately 310-403
, Eis ta baia logos.
Ponce de León, Gonzalo, 1530-approximately 1590
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Romae, Apud Zannettum et Ruffinellum, 1587
Notes
The 2nd-century Physiologus was wrongly attributed to Epiphanius. It served as a source for emblem writers; see Praz.
Zanetti-Ruffinelli device on t.-p. (flower). Engraved port. of Epiphanius, b4v; according to the engraved legend beneath, it was copied by Joannes Adolus from an image in the Sula monastery, Constantinople. Woodcut ill. of animals, insects, birds. Head- and tail-pieces. Initials.
The woodcut ill. are followed by the Greek text and then the Latin translation with added notes. The 2nd title is printed with Greek and Latin on facing pages.
Mortimer, R. Italian 16th-cent., | 171
Praz, M. Emblem books, | p. 328
Subjects
16th century
,
Emblem books
,
Engravings
,
Italy
,
Pre-Linnean works
,
Sermons
,
Woodcuts
,
Zoology
Call Number
GR820 .P49 1587
Language
Latin
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36340
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/65059135
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