Author
Vossius, Isaac (1618-1689). Orchestrator View related records as author
Subject
None — None — None
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
4 vol., [4] f. de pl. dépl. au vol. 4 : cartes ; in-4
Library
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Library Asset ID
FRBNF30623761
Record ID
cb30623761p
Notes
Ed. by John Hudson who signed the dedications, as well as by Henry Dodwell, who signed certain prefaces. - The texts appearing in vol. 1 are mainly due to Hannon, trans. by C. Gesner, Agatharchide, trans. by L. Rhodomann, Arrien, trans. by J. W. Stucki, Nearchus, trans. by B. Vulcanius, and to Marcian, trans. by J. Hudson; those appearing in vol. 2 to Dicearchus, Isidore de Charax, trans. by J. Hudson, Symnus of Chios, ed. by Rasmus Vinding, Plutarch, trans. by P.-J. de Maussac, Agathemere, trans. by S. Tennulius, and Strabo, trans. by H. Gemusaeus; those appearing in vol. 3 to Denis of Byzantium, the Anonymous of Ravenna, Ptolemy, and Aboulféda; those appearing in vol. 4 to Dionysius Periegetes and Rufus Festus Avienus. Theft. 1 also contains the "Journey of Scylax" trad. by I. Vossius. Every flight. is generally composed of "Dissertationes", signed by the editors or anonymous; texts by geographers in Greek or Arabic (some of which are in verse), accompanied by a Latin translation; "Annotationes" and an index. - Mark on the title and front. on each flight. - The subtitle of the flight. 3 is: “Accedunt geographica arabica &c”. That of theft. 4: “Cum dissertatione in Dionysium, annotationibus &c”. Theft. 4 is in part a new issue of: "Dionysii orbis descriptio..." Oxford, 1710. A new issue of vol. 4 was made in 1717 under the title: "Dionysii orbis descriptio... editio novissima & locupletissima"