Abbaye de Saint-Bertin (Saint-Omer) > André Jean-Baptiste Bonaventure Dupont (1765-1841), mannelier (vannier), organiste et carillonneur de l'abbaye bénédictine Saint-Bertin
Content:
Leiden Aratea. Contains: (ff. 2r-92r) Phaenomena / Aratus. Latin
translation from the Greek by Germanicus. With additions from the
translation/adaption by Avienus (vss. 1740-1762, 1769, 1770, 1773,
1870, 1877, 1878) on ff. 97r-v. - Also contains some interlinear
glosses, written in caroline minuscule, on ff. 91r-v, 94r. - Empty:
92v-93v. Note:
Origin and date: According to Bischoff 2004: "Aachener Hofkreis
unter Ludwig dem Frommen". Louis the Pious reigned 813-840.
Script: Written by three scribes: ff. 2r-56v, 65r-81v (A), 57r-64v
(B), 83r-97v (C). - A 13th-century hand who thought the rustic
capitals were difficult to read, copied the complete text in the
(abundantly available ) free space of each page, using gothic
script (littera textualis).
Illustration: Full page miniatures of constellations on: ff. 3v
(Arcturus maior, Arcturus minor, Serpens ), 6v (Hercules), 8v
(Corona), 10v (Serpentarius, Anguis, Scorpios), 12v (Boötes), 16v
(Gemini), 18v (Cancer), 20v (Leo), 22v (Auriga), 24v (Taurus), 26v
(Cepheus), 28v (Cassiopeia), 30v (Andromeda), 32v (Pegasus), 34v
(Aries), 36v (Triangulus), 38v (Pisces), 40v (Perseus), 42v
(Pleiades), 44v (Lyra), 46v (Cygnus), 48v (Aquarius), 50v
(Capricornus), 52v (Sagittarius), 54v (Aquila, Sagitta), 56v
(Delphinus), 58v (Orion, Lepus), 60v (Canis, Sirius), 62v (Lepus),
64v (Argo), 66v (Cetus), 68v (Eridanus), 70v (Piscis notius), 72v
(Ara Turibulum), 76v (Hydra, Crater, Corvus), 78v (Anticanis ), 80v
(Quinque stellae), 82v (Quattor orbes), 93v (Planetarium).
Binding: Post-medieval binding. - Conservation binding (1995):
alum-tawed sheepkin over double cardboard; bookblock sewn on four
supports; no fastenings. - Replaces 19th-century library binding by
J.A. Loeber.
Textual: Latin translation from the Greek by Germanicus.
Description (Bouwman 2023):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870
Description (Senguerdius & 1716):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:290399
Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1932):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294
Description (De Meyier 1975):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:109990
Also described by MMDC and A.W. Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD,
The Hague). Part of:
Vossius, I. (1618-1689) Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
9th century
