tia00156000

Text-inc Id:

tia00156000

Headings:

Aesopus Vita (after Rinucius) et Aesopus moralisatus [Latin and Italian] (Adapted, with additions, by Francesco del Tuppo, tr)

Subjects:

literature

Analysis of content:

1. a3r 'Prohemium' Incipit: ‘[N]ovum nimirum eucuptum novasque merces. Vitam scilicet Esopi ...’ Explicit: ‘... titillet animos. Ipse qui legis facile rimabere.’
2. a3r 'Libistici fabulatoris Esopi vita feliciter incipit. Se conditione et oricine eiusdem'. Incipit: ‘[E]sopus philosophus fabulator clarissimus natione Frigius. Fortuna vero servus ...’ f3r Explicit: ‘... foro principio mezo et fine ad donarele la morte.’ 'Clarissimi fabulatoris Esopi vita feliciter finit sequuntur fabule.’ Each Latin episode is followed by its Italian translation (by Francesco del Tuppo). List of the episodes contained: 'De condicione et origine eiusdem'; 'De fraude conservorum Esopi et eius astucia'; 'Quomodo Esopus per ysidem habuit loquelamet sapientiam'; 'Qualiter Esopus sub vili extimatione venditus fuerat'; 'De Esopi in deferendis onesibus sagaci astucia'; 'De diversis et facetis responsionibus Esopi et eius altera venditione'; 'Introductio Esopi in domo Xanthi philosophi'; 'Quomodo Esopus questiunculam olitori solverit patrono suo ignotam'; 'De variis delusionibus per Esopum Xantho oblatis et prompto Esopi ingenio in solvendis problematibus'; 'Quomodo Xanthus per Esopum convictus est uxore caniculam, benivolentiorem sibi fore quoue pacto lingua aoptima sit et rerum pessima'; 'Quo pacto Esopus a Xanto compellitur hominem invenire incurium et quis pro nomine reputandus sit qui in se molestiam capit an qui dum potest repellit'; 'Quomodo Xantus dum inter bibendum vino madidus polliceretur facturum sese quod natura negabat Esopi consilio liberatus sit'; 'Quomodo Esopus here sue cubantis inferiores partes detexerat'; 'Quomodo Esopus epigramma interpretatus sit cuius occasione thesaurum domino sibi carceres repperit'; 'De portento aquilino cuius augurium Esopus persolvens samiorum opera libertatem adipiscitur'; 'Quomodo Esopus lidiam adorsus regi Creso se obtulerit liberando Samios a regis edicto'; 'Quo pacto Esopus magnifice sub licuro rege Babilonie deguerit ob sanam enigmatum interpretationem'; 'De Licuri regis anxietate super ambigui problematis nodo et Esopi simulata morte'; 'Precepta Esopi quibus enum insignivit adoptivuum filium'; 'Quomodo Esopus ad regiam nectanabi processerit atque insolita ad inventione temeritatem Egyptiorum propulerit'; 'Quomodo Esopus in medio doctorum vario temptamine afflatus victor abierit'; 'Quopacto Esopo post sudores multos a Delphiis inique circumventus capitur'; 'De interitu Esopi clarissimi fabulatoris'.
3. g1r Aesopus: Fabulae. [Version by Francesco del Tuppo]. 'Protestsa comparaiiva (sic). Fabula I' Incipit: ‘[U]t iuvet et prosit conatur pacina presens | Dulcius arrident seria picta iocis ...’ y6r Explicit: ‘... malicioso et obediente vate con dio francho et mandolo con Dio.’ List of the fables: 'Ut iuvet et prosit' (g1r); 'Da gallo et iaspide' (g2r); 'De lupo et agno' (g4r); 'De mure et rana' (g5v); 'De bane (sic) et ove' (g7r); 'De cane gerente carnem in ore' (g8v); 'De leone ove capra et iuvenca' (h2r); 'De femina nubente furi' (h3r); 'De lupo et grue' (h4v); 'De duabus caniculis' (h5v); 'De viro et colubro' (h7r); 'De apro et asello' (h8v); 'De mure rustico et urbano' (i2v); 'De vulpe et aquila' (i4v); 'De aquila et testudine' (i6r); 'De vulpe et corvo' (i7v); 'De leone apro tauro et asello' (k1v); 'De catulo hero et asello' (k3r); 'De leone et mure' (k4v); 'De milvo et matre' (k6v); 'De irundine et rustico' (k8r); 'De atheniensibus petentibus regem' (l2r); 'De ranis et hidro eorum rege' (l4r); 'De regio accipitre et columbis' (l6r); 'De fure et cane' (l8r); 'De lupo et sucula' (m2r); 'De terra parturiente murem' (m4r); 'De lupo et agno' (m5v); 'De cane et eius domino' (m7v); 'De silva leporibus et ranis' (n1v); 'De lupo et hedo' (n3v); 'De rustico et angue' (n5v); 'De cervo ove et lupo' (n7v); 'De musca et calvo' (o1v); 'De vulpe et cigonia' (o3v); 'De lupo et cervice humana' (o6r); 'De graculo et pavonibus' (o7v); 'De mula musca et mulione' (p1v); 'De musca et formica' (p3v); 'De lupo vulpe et simio' (p5r); 'De viro et mustela' (p7r); 'De rana et bove' (q2r); 'De leone et pastore' (q4r); 'De equo et leone' (q7v); 'De equo et asello' (r1v); 'De pugna avium cum quadrupedibus' (r3v); 'De philomena et accipitre' (r5v); 'De lupo et pastore' (r8r); 'De cervo et fonte' (s2r); 'De viro et uxore' (s4r); 'De iuvene et thayde' (s5v); 'De patre et eius filio' (s8r); 'De vipera et lima' (t1v); 'De lupis et ovibus' (t3r); 'De villano luco et secure' (t4v); 'De lupo et cane' (t6r); 'De conspiratione membrorum adversus stomachum' (t8r); 'De simia et vulpe' (u1v - missing in the Vatican copy); 'De asello et institore' (u2v); 'De argo cervo et bobus' (u4r); 'De cive et equite regis' (x2r); 'De capone et accipitre' (x6r - missing in the Vatican copy); De pastore et lupo (missing in the Munchen and the Vatican copy); De mercatore et eius uxore (y3r - missing in the Vatican copy); 'De rustico et plutone' (y4v)
4. y6r Aesopus: Fabulae. [Version by Francesco del Tuppo]. Epilogus. Incipit: ‘[L]ectore per la merce de dio e venuta la fine del trabaglio mio quale como megliore ho saputo con basso ...’ y6v Explicit: ‘... me sempre ad sua illustrissima signoria fare comendato. Valete.’
5. y6v Colophon: ‘Francisci de Tuppo Parthenopei utriusque iuris disertissimi studiosissimique in vitam Esopi fabulatoris lepidissimi philosophique clarissimi traductio materno sermone fidelissima et in eius fabulas allegorie cum exemplis antiquis modernisque finiunt feliciter. Impresse Aquile per magistrum Eusanium de Stella cive aquilanum virumutique non minus in imprimendis caracteribus quam aliis rebus agendis [?] ingenii, una cum Ioanni Picardo de Hamellae Loisio de Masson Francigena consociis suis. Sub Ferdinando rege illustrissimo. Anno saluti MCCCCLXXXXIII Die ultima mensis Maii.’

Imprint:

Aquila Eusanius de Stella, Johannes Picardus de Hamell, Loisius de Masson f° Aesopus moralisatus is the metrical version of Fabulae Lib. I-IV by Anonymus Neveleti (Gualtherus Anglicus?) 31 May 1493

References:

Source: Cambridge UL ISTC: ia00156000

Cambridge Metadata:

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=500  $aAesop's Life in the Latin translation by Rinucius Aretinus followed by its Italian translation by Francesco del Tuppo.
=500  $aAesopus moralisatus is the Latin metrical version of Fabulae, Books I-IV, by Anonymus Neveleti (Gualtherus Anglicus?), here translated into Italian and adapted, with additions, by Francesco del Tuppo.
=500  $aEighty-nine woodcut illustrations withing borders, including one of a master with pupils inscribed "Virtus omnia vincit" on leaf a1 verso.  The illustrations are copies, in reverse, of those in the edition printed in Naples for Francesco del Tuppo in 1485 (ISTC ia00155000)
=500  $aWoodcut initials on leaves a2 recto, a3 recto, a3 verso and g1 recto.
=500  $aWoodcut device A of Eusanius de Stella on leaf y6 verso, for which see BM 15th cent., VII, 1098.
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=563  $aBinding:  Gilt-tooled brown morocco, with marbled paper pastedowns and conjoint free endpapers, bookblock edges gilt, and author, title and printing date gilt on red morocco spine label, England, 18th century.$5UkCU
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