Perez: Hortulus Carminum Selectorum

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Perez, Josephus. Hortulus Carminum Selectorum (1683).

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This is a delightful book, containing all sorts of proverbs and poetry in Latin.


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Adagiorum Maxime Vulgarium Thesaurus

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Adagiorum Maxime Vulgarium Thesaurus

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I have not been able to find an author for this book, originally published in 1730 (although the 1747 edition at GoogleBooks is easier to read) - it is a delightful book, well worthy of its claim to be be "in gratiam studiosae iuventutis."


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Barisien: Fragmenta poetarum

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Fragmenta poetarum by Josephus Ernestus Barisien (1747)

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The full title of the book gives a sense of its free-ranging and fun contents: Fragmenta poetarum veterum recentiorumque, ponderosioribus metris: cum laudi, cum vituperio inservituris: nec non intermixtis apophtegmatibus, axiomatibus, variis in- & descriptionibus, sententiis, ac documentis, sacris, atque profanis, interjectisque, metris leoninis, rhythmis, et epigrammatibus, inmodum Polyantheae poeticae proposita per alphabeticos titulos in ordinem disposita, pro erudita legentium utilitate luci publicae exposita. What a delight! Here are the titles of the opening topics: Adversitates, Adulator, Aetas Varia, Ambitio, etc. The verse extracts are generally very short, but also with some longer passages (15-20 lines at most). The "fragments" here are not fragments in the sense of poets whose work survive only in fragments; instead, it is more what we would call something like "excerpts" or "selections."



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Germano: Giardino di sentenze volgari e latine

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Giardino di sentenze volgari e latine by Antonio Germano (1630)

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There is an index of authors at the beginning - and you can see just from scanning that list what a delightful collection that is. The next index is an alphabetical index of the contents (in Italian). The contents consist of prose sayings as well as short passages of verse, with authors indicated, and sometimes with the title of the work. The mixture of classical and neo-Latin poetry is really appealing. There are plenty of epigrams and distichs in here, as well as short excerpts from longer poems and dramatic works. There is more Latin content than Italian - so the book makes great reading even for people who don't know Italian, and if you do read Italian, it is even better!



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Georges: Gnomologia

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Gnomologia by Karl Ernst Georges (1863)

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As the subtitle explains: veterum latinorum sententiae quae aut quid sit aut quid esse oporteat in vita breviter ostendunt. The book is organized by topic, alphabetically in Latin, with quotations from famous authors - complete citations - for each topic. Both prose and verse authors are included. To give you a sense of the types of topics, here are the opening ones: Abstinentia, Adhortatio, Accusator, Admonitio, Adolescentia, Adulatio, Adversae Res, Aegrotus, etc.



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Taubenhaus: Echoes of Wisdom

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Echoes of Wisdom by Godfrey Taubenhaus (1900)

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As the subtitle explains this book contains "Talmudic sayings with classic, especially Latin, parallelisms." The author explains his motivations as follows: "In presenting Talmud and Classics together, the object is not to throw the charge of plagiarism at any door, but to bring the Talmud nearer to the understanding of at least some of the many who, lacking all knowledge of the same, profanely disparage it." Each little chapter (usually less than a page, although sometimes longer) begins with an English translation of a Talmudic saying, followed by a commentary and then by classical parallels. Both the Hebrew and Latin texts are included, along with the English translations.



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Theognis: Sententiae

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Theognidis Megarensis Sententiae (1603)

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This is an edition of the sayings, Greek gnomai, of Theognis in both Greek and Latin, with a commentary in Latin. There is an detailed index of Greek words and an abbreviated index of Latin words.



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A Dictionary of Select and Popular Quotations

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A Dictionary of Select and Popular Quotations (1873)

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As the full title of the book explains, this is "A Dictionary of Select and Popular Quotations which are in daily use: taken from the Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, and Italian languages, together with a copious collection of law-maxims and law-terms translated into English with illustrations historical and idiomatic." The book is arranged alphabetically, with all the language combined. Each quotation contains a brief note about its meaning and usage along with an English translation. Sources are sometimes given. Many of the Latin items are bits of Latin verse.



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Ordronaux: Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum

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Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum by John Ordronaux (1870)

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This delightful edition contains the code of health of the school of Salernum translated into English verse, together with the Latin text, along with a detailed introduction.



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Zacher: Altfranzösische Sprichwörter

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Altfranzösische Sprichwörter by J. Zacher (1859)

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The text begins on p. 114 and runs through p. 144 of Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur, Volume 11, with almost 300 sayings in Latin and in Old French. Delightful!



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Stephanus: Comicorum Graecorum sententiae

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Comicorum Graecorum sententiae by Henricus Stephanus (1569)

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As the full title explains: Comicorum Graecorum sententiae, id est gnomai latinis versibus ab Henr. Stephano redditae et annotationibus illustratae. Don't be put off by the first few pages of the scan; most of the book is very readable and nicely laid out, with the Greek verses, the Latin, with some brief but useful Latin annotations.



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Voigt: Florilegium Gottingense

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Florilegium Gottingense ed. by Ernst Voigt, in Romanische Forschungen (1887)

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Voigt's edition of the delightful Florilegium Gottingense collection of proverbs begins on p. 281. It contains over 300 proverbs, along with an index of sources.


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Brusoni: Facetiae

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Facetiarum libri VII by Lucio D. Brusoni (1560)

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This book contains excerpts from Greek and Latin sources with historical anecdotes and witty sayings. The stories and sayings are organized by topic, De Avaritia, De Amore, De Amicitia et Amicis, etc., with an alphabetical list of topics in the back. It's a treasure-trove of fun things to read! In the section on "Mala sibi apportans" I found the story of the Carpathian and the rabbit, one of my favorites! Carpathiorum in insula lepores non erant, importarunt accolae aliunde, sed tanta mox leporum multitudo excrevit, ut insulae fruges omnes sint populati.



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Schreger: Studiosus jovialis

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Studiosus jovialis by Odilo Schreger (1751)

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Here is the full title: Studiosus jovialis, seu Auxilia ad jocose et honeste discurrendum in gratiam et usum studiosorum iuvenum, aliorumque litteratorum virorum, honestae recreationis amantium. The variety of materials in this book is delightful indeed! The book begins with listings of Latin proverbs and sayings, with German translations. I am delighted because there are all kinds of rhyming materials here! There is also a list of famous people, with brief biographies for each, along with their mottos (Latin symbola). Next, there is a section of Latin anagrams - like corpus and porcus, ha ha. Or, on a more serious note, Ignatius de Loiola = O ignis illatus a Deo. There are some palindroms, too.

Next, there is a long listing of "problemata varia" reflecting both early modern scientific knowledge as well as classical and medieval sources (for example, in response to the question as to why women get more headaches than men (?), the answer is that it is caused by menstrual periods! ha!).

There then follows a great list of "firsts" - prima vestis, primus pastor et agricola, primus latro, etc., along with a timeline of world history. There's even a section on the first heretics, starting with the "Simoniaci" who "proveniunt a Simone Mago."

Next, there is a section of "aenigmata" (riddles) and I love the section of apophthegmata! For example, here is one about Saint Augustine: "S. Augustinus, cum male de ipso sentiret Secundinus haereticus, respondit: Senti de Augustino guod libet, dummodo conscientia me non accuset." There is also a set of international stereotypes - for example, "In Moribus: Germanus serius, Anglus suavius, Galus ostentator, Italus facetus, Hispanus gravis."

What a fun book!



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Mirabelli: Polyanthea

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Polyanthea by Domenico Nani Mirabelli (1512)

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There is an impressive list of authors cited at the beginning of the book (a mixture of both classical and Christian authors), along with an alphabetical table of the sayings. The Polyanthea was a very popular book and, with over 25 editions in the 16th and 17th centuries, it was a source for both Latin and Greek learning throughout Europe.





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Crusius: Symbolotheca docta

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Symbolotheca docta sive gnomae symbolicae by Theodor Crusius (1721)

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The full title of the book explains: Symbolotheca docta, sive gnomae symbolicae, celeberrimorum in omnibus facultatibus eruditorum clarorumque virorum. The "symbols" or "gnomae" referred to here are what we would call mottoes; the book contains a list of famous figures, listed alphabetically, with their respective mottoes, most (but not all) of them in Latin. For example, a poet whom I like, Caspar Barthius, has as his motto: Christi beneficio. Ioachimus Camerarius, one of my favorite neo-Latin authors, has a Greek motto: Ἐφήμερος ὁ βίος, which is rendered in Latin, Vita diurna mea est.



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Witkowski: The Evil That Has Been Said of Doctors

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The Evil That Has Been Said of Doctors by S. J. Witkowski, translated by T.C. Minor (1889)

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I posted about this book at Google+ here: Google+ post.



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Catonis Disticha Moralia et Lilii Monita Paedagogica

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Catonis Disticha Moralia et Lilii Monita Paedagogica by John Stirling (1734)

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Here is a description of the book from its title page: "Cato's Moral Distichs and Lily's Paedagogical Admonitions; viz. The Words of the Author placed according to their Grammatical Construction, in the lower Part of the Page. An Alphabetical Vocabulary of all the Words, shewing their Parts of Speech, and Signification. The Themes of the Verbs with their Government. A TABLE of Scanning, containing all the possible Variations of Hexameter and Pentameter Verses, by which every Line of the Author may be Scanned. Lastly, The Rhetorical Figures are placed at the Bottom of each Page as they occur." The book was prepared for the students of St. Andrew's School in Holbourn. Price: stitched, 9 pence; bound, 1 shilling.


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Aegidius: Sententiae Vere Aureae

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Sententiae Vere Aureae by Aegidius (1534)

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As the book's title explains: Sententiae vere Aureae sancti Patris Aegidii Assisinatis, omnibus ad Christianam perfectionem aspirantibus utilissimae. Aegidius (Giles) of Assisi was one of the companions of Saint Francis. You can read more about him in this Wikipedia article. His "dicta" were collected during his lifetime and issued in Latin, as well as being translated into other languages. You can find the The Golden Words of the Blessed Brother Giles (an English version published in 1907) here at GoogleBooks.



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New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages

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A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages (1869)

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As the book's subtitle explains, the quotations are "translated into English, and occasionally accompanied with illustrations, historical poetical, and anecdotal, with an extensive index, referring to every important word." The quotations are arranged alphabetically, with the different languages mixed together. Each quotation does have an English translation, but not all of them have notes, although some of the quotations have quite extensive notes. The author's name is strangely not identified, although he said to be the author of some other books; when I checked on those books, it seems that the author for those books is likewise unknown. If anyone knows the author of this book, let me know!



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