Vossius Gerardi (8 results)

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. un volume in folio, [3] ff. 44 pp. (De Literarum Permutatione), 606 pp. Reliure en basane fauve, dos à nerfs orné du titre or et de caissons fleuronnés dorés, petites armes sur les plats (reliure de l'époque). (volume un peu frotté avec perte de cuir sur les plats, à un coin et sur 3 coupes, coiffe supérieure absente, manque à la coiffe inférieure, fente de 10cm à la charnière au second plat, cerne claire en début d'ouvrage sur la bordure supérieure d'une quinzaine de feuillets avec atteinte au texte, rousseurs, deux erreurs de pagination : marqué " 462 " au lieu de " 362 ", " 569 " au lieu de " 596 "). Titre en rouge et en noir illustré d'une magnifique gravure non signée. Texte sur deux colonnes. Gérard Jean Vossius universitaire néerlandais du XVIIe siècle, qui enseigna l'histoire, la philosophie, la théologie et le grec et publia divers ouvrages sur l'histoire, la rhétorique, la grammaire, ainsi qu'un dictionnaire étymologique. RARE.…

Hardback Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good Condition. Size: 830 Pages.

In-4to (cm. 36) di pp. (8), 44, 606. Errori di numerazione. Molti bei fregi in xilografia n.t. Piena pergamena coeva, con tit. ms. al dso con nervi (mancanza a una cuffia e uno strappo all'altra). Firma al fs. Esemplare leggermente brunito e con qualche macchia e un ampio ma leggero alone alle prime carte. Opera importante e non comune. Caratteri greci, arabi ed ebraici. ID: CW_17139.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Three parts in one volume. Text in Latin. Quarto. Each part is paginated separately, with a divisional title page and index: [16], 94, [12]; [8], 83, [11]; [16], 467, [37]pp. Illustrated with woodcut title vignettes, initials, and tail-pieces. Ex-library copy in dark blue buckram, bookplate on the front pastedown, shelf label on the rear free endpaper, else about very good. A bibliographical note in English (dated 1842 and 1843), is inscribed in ink on the front fly leaf verso. An important early history of mathematics and related liberal arts by the great Dutch humanist Gerardus Vossius (Gerrit Janszoon Vos).…

Leather. 1st Edition. Full leather binding, bevelled panels and blindstamped decoration, restored by Cottage Bindery with new leather spine (raised bands, red leather title label with giltstamped lettering), also restored to some loss to corners, new endpapers, pp [frontis] ii, [title], (xxvi), 830, xxxvii (index;), [blank page]; second title page, (ii), 549, xlviii (index). Frontis plate engraved portrait of the author, decorated headpieces and tailpieces. Toning throughout. One page dog-earred. Very good condition. Important work on Latin on ancient Greek and Latin historians. The title is often shortened to "Historicis latinis alter de historicis Graecis". It was originally published in two volumes in 1624 and 1627. This is the first edition of the full two volume work. Gerrit Janszoon Vos (1577 ? 1649), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar, theologian, and polymath. He had a considerable reputation as a scholar, and taught in the Netherlands and England. He was known for his scientific-historical, rather than theological, point of view. This is a handsome edition of a significant work. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. [Iv], 489 Pp. Posthumous Third Edition, Corrected. Later But Old Brown Calf, Edges Of Page Block Speckled In Red And Blue, Lacking Prelims (Begins With Title Page), Next To Last Free Endpaper Mostly Excised. Ownership Signature, Possibly Later Eighteenth Century, Of A Samuel Foxcroft, Possibly The Minister Of That Name (1735-1807) Who Was The First Pastor Of The Congregational Church In New Gloucester. Pages Clean, Slight Foxing. Gerrit Janszoon Vos (1577- 1649), Often Known By His Latin Name Gerardus Vossius, Was A Dutch Classical Scholar And Theologian. He Was The Son Of Johannes (Jan) Vos, A Protestant From The Netherlands, Who Fled From Persecution Into The Electorate Of The Palatinate And Briefly Became Pastor In The Village Near Heidelberg Where Gerardus (The Latinized Form Of Gerrit) Was Born, Before Friction With The Strict Lutherans Of The Palatinate Caused Him To Settle The Following Year At The University Of Leiden As Student Of Theology, And Finally Became Pastor At Dordrecht, Where He Died In 1585. Here In Dordrecht The Son Received His Education, Until In 1595 He Entered The University Of Leiden, Where He Became The Lifelong Friend Of Hugo Grotius, And Studied Classics, Hebrew, Church History And Theology. In 1600 He Was Made Rector Of The Latin School In Dordrecht, And Devoted Himself To Philology And Historical Theology. From 1614 To 1619 He Was Director Of The Theological College At Leiden University. In The Meantime, He Was Gaining A Great Reputation As A Scholar, Not Only In The Netherlands, But Also In France And England. But In Spite Of The Moderation Of His Views And His Abstention From Controversy, He Came Under Suspicion Of Heresy, And Escaped Expulsion From His Office Only By Resignation (1619). The Year Before He Had Published His 'Historia Pelagiana A History Of The Pelagian Controversies; At The Time It Was Considered By Some To Favor The Views Of The Arminians Or Remonstrants. In 1622, He Was Appointed Professor Of Rhetoric And Chronology, And Subsequently Of Greek, In The University. He Had Many Contacts In England; He Declined Invitations From Cambridge, But Accepted From Archbishop Laud A Prebend In Canterbury Cathedral Without Residence, And Went To England To Be Installed In 1629, When He Was Made Ll.D. At Oxford. He Was On Intimate Terms With Thomas Farnaby, And Farnaby's 'Latin Grammar' Is Based To A Certain Extent Upon That Which Vossius Wrote For The Elzevir Press In 1629. Among His Other English Correspondents Were Brian Duppa, Dudley Carleton, Lord Herbert Of Cherbury, George Villiers, 1St Duke Of Buckingham, The Prelates James Ussher And Richard Sterne, And Christopher Wren. He Got Permission From Charles I To Return To The Low Countries. In 1632 He Left Leiden To Take The Post Of Professor Of History In The Newly Founded Athenaeum Illustre At Amsterdam, Which He Held Till His Death.…

Condition: Gebraucht / Used. xxiii,525pp. Index.

EDITION ORIGINALE (1662) - Amstelodami, Apud Ludovicum et Danielem Elzevirios, 1662. In-folio relié plein vélin blanc, titre doré en tête de dos, 64 ff.- 606 pages à tranches jaspées. - Gérard Jean Vossius était un universitaire néerlandais du XVII siècle, qui enseigna l'histoire, la philosophie, la théologie et le grec et publia divers ouvrages sur l'histoire, la rhétorique, la grammaire, ainsi qu'un dictionnaire étymologique.- 2kg. - Manque de peausserie sur le bord extérieur du 1er plat, reliure solide et en bon état, corps frais (1 petit trou en bas de la page de garde). Reliure d'époque en parchemin, bien conservée. Bon exemplaire rare.…