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Friday, May 4, 2012
Dyckerus: Epigrammata Sacra
Epigrammatum sacrorum libri III by Ignatius Dyckerus (1637)
The poems are in a variety of meters and there are a few distichs scattered here and there:
Ad Iesum Felle Potatum
Tu tibi, non nobis, Iesu, fel triste bibisti:
Fel tibi, mel nobis potio amara fuit.
I've also found a later edition of the epigrams which contains an additional book of Silvae and two books of lyric poetry.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Gouvea: Epigrammata
Epigrammata by Antonio de Gouvea (1539)
This is a charming book; I won't find but a few distichs here although it is worth looking. Here's a nice little poem Ad Lectorem:
Sunt mala, sunt quaedam peiora, et pessima plura:
Arguit autorem pagina nostra suum.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Lubrano: Suaviludia Musarum
Suaviludia Musarum ad Sebethi ripam by Giacomo Lubrano (1690)
The Sebethus river flows through Campania into the sea between Naples and Herculaneum. This is a collection of 10 books of epigrams, mostly on the long side but I will find some nice distichs here for sure. For example, 1.89: Caesar allatum ad se Pompei caput flevit
Caesar ad abscissum Magni caput, indice fletu
Hoc doluit, manibus non periisse suis.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Möller: Ana- et epigrammata
Ana- et epigrammatum Centuria by Johann Möller (1684)
- Cent. 1-2: GoogleBooks - GoogleBookstore
- Cent. 3-4: GoogleBooks - GoogleBookstore
- Cent. 5-6: GoogleBooks - GoogleBookstore
- Cent. 7-8: GoogleBooks - GoogleBookstore
As always, it is a nightmare trying to figure out these multi-volume editions at Google Books. I was able to find these four books, covering "Centuries" 1-8; I do not know if there are additional volumes that I have missed although from the various bibliographies I have consulted, it looks like there are only eight centuries.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Erasmus: Epigrammata
Epigrammata by Erasmus (1516)
This is an anthology of epigrammatic verse by Erasmus in a variety of meters. There is some distich poetry here that I might be able to use. For example:
Vitam Aeternam
Utraque pars nostri corpusque animusque deinceps
Iuncta simul, vitam ducent sine fine perennem.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Opitz: Florilegii variorum epigrammatum
Florilegii variorum epigrammatum by Martin Opitz (1639)
This book contains poems from the Greek anthology, with the Greek text and Latin verse translations by various authors, along with German translations, too.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Pasquier: Epigrammata
Epigrammatum, lib. VII. Iconum lib. II. Tumulorum lib. I. by Etienne Pasquier (1618)
This is a book full of delights! The epigrams are in a variety of meters, and I should be able to find some good distichs here, too! The "icones" cover both ancient and contemporary figures. For example, here is Catilina:
Tu Catilina peris Marco su bsonsule, sed mors
Distulit haec tua, non sustulit omne nefas.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Pithou: Epigrammata
Epigrammata ed. by Pierre Pithou (1590)
There are four books of epigrams here, collected from a variety of ancient authors (the author of each poem is indicated), organized by types: primus est eorum quae ad sacra et mores pertinent; secundus elogiorum; tertius epitaphiorum et tumulorum; quartus miscellaneorum et omissorum. Following the epigram are some other "poematia." There are all kinds of intriguing epigrams here, both by Latin authors along with Latin translations from the Greek. I should be able to find some intriguing distich poetry here!
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
de Portugal: Epigrammata
Epigrammatum liber unus by José Miguel J. de Portugal (1732)
Although most of the poems are on the long side, I should be able to find a few distichs here! For example:
Falx Ex Ense
Sum modo ruricolae instrumentum, militis olim;
Causa necis fueram, causa salutis ero.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Brixianus: Epigrammata
Epigrammata by Faustus Sabaeus Brixianus (1556)
The five books of epigrams are as follows: primus de diis, secundus de heroibus, tertius de amicis, quartus de amoribus, et quintus de miscellaneis. Many of the poems are Latin imitations of Greek originals. Although the poems tend to be on the long side, I will be able to find some nice distichs here for sure. For example:
Omnia fert aetas, vafer et chronos omnia mutat:
Fortunam, speciem, corpus et ingenium.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Heumann: Anthologia Latina
Anthologia Latina ed. by Christoph August Heumann (1721)
This is a short selection of 150 poems from the so-called "Latin Anthology."
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Riese: Anthologia Latina
Anthologia Latina: Carmina in Codicibus Scripta, pt. 1-2 ed. by Alexander Riese (1869)
This is the first volume of Riese's edition of the poems from the Anthologia Latina as found the manuscripts (Bucheler edited the carmina epigraphica). The book is arranged by the manuscript sources of the poems.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Buecheler: Carmina Latina Epigraphica
Anthologia Latina: Carmina Latina Epigraphica ed. by Franz Buecheler (1895)
This is an old Teubner edition of the Latin Anthology; this is the second part, using epigraphical evidence (Riese edited the first part, containing manuscript evidence). The book contains the texts of the poems with detailed notes in Latin, organized by metrical types. It runs to over 900 pages, with detailed indices in the back (it includes both fascicules 1 and 2, originally published separately).
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Böcken: Manuale Sacrorum Epigrammatum
Manuale Sacrorum Epigrammatum edited by Johann Caspar von Böcken (1704)
This is an anonymous collection of poems on the days of the church calendar throughout the year, edited by Johann Caspar von Böcken. Many of the church's holidays are commemorated in the form of distichs here; I am not sure if I will be able to use them out of context or not. Meanwhile, there is another collection of epigrams by von Böcken at Google Books.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Bonomi: Epigrammata
Epigrammatum libri tres by Giovanni Domenico Bonomi (1718)
I'll be able to harvest some distichs here for sure, like this one In Medicos Imperitos:
Bello, peste, fame intereunt animalia; sed nos
Bello homines morimus, peste, fame et medicis.
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Bechtlin: Epigrammata
Epigrammatum Libri Quatuor by Christoph Bechtlin (1696)
There are some witty little distichs I can harvest here! For example:
1.26 Ad Paulum
Nostra soporiferum quid habent epigrammata, Paule;
Incipiunt vix namque legi, mox audio ronchos.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
du Bellay: Elegiae, Varia epigrammata, Amores, Tumuli
Elegiae, Varia epigrammata, Amores, Tumuli by Joachim du Bellay (1558)
Here is the lovely cover emblem from the book, which has these Greek words (from Matthew 7) wound around the tree: "every good tree makes fair fruit." Du Bellay was a famous French poet, best known for his French poetry, but as this book shows, he was an accomplished Latin poet also.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Rosselet: Epigrammata
Epigrammata by Claude Rosselet (1537)
The poems are written in a variety of meters, and I might find a few distichs here I can use. Of course I like this one!
De corvo tacito iuxta canoram lusciniam
Corve, obmutescis prudens, dispendia linguae
Conqueritur cantans dum philomena suae.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Skop: Epigrammatum libri quatuor
Epigrammatum libri quatuor by Karl von Skop
Here are the contents of the four books: primus continet epigrammata ephemeridica; secundus, epigrammata pro singulis urbibus Europae; tertius, epigrammata consilia; quartus, epigrammata varia. Although I won't find many distichs in here, it looks like a delightful book!
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Meazza: Extemporanea poesis
Extemporanea poesis by Girolamo Meazza (1690)
All kinds of epigrams here, many of them inspired by Bible passages and scenes or by the festivals of the saints - with lots of distichs. Here's one, De Morte:
Accedit citius mors quam credatur ad omnes:
Ut fallat iuvenes, decipiatque senes.
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