Sunday, January 22, 2012
Dornavius: Amphitheatrum Sapientiae
Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Socraticae Ioco-Seriae by Caspar Dornavius (1619)
As the full title explains: Amphitheatrum sapientiae Socraticae joco-seriae, hoc est, Encomia et commentaria autorum, qua veterum, qua recentiorum prope omnium: quibus res, aut pro vilibus vulgo aut damnosis habitae, styli patrocinio vindicantur, exornantur: opus ad mysteria naturae discenda, ad omnem amoenitatem, sapientiam, virtutem, publice privatimque utilissimum. This book is an astounding anthology, as you can see from looking at the "syllabus" of authors and natural history topics in the first volume. For Greek authors, a facing Greek-Latin text presentation is used. What a treasure trove!
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