Vitae patrvm : De vita et verbis seniorvm; sive, Historiae eremiticae libri X. avctoribvs suis et nitori pristino restituti, ac notationibvs illustrati,

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Other Authors:	Rosweyde, Heribert, 1569-1629
Format:	Book
Language:	Latin
Created:	Antverpiae : ex officina Plantiniana, M.DC.XXVIII
Edition:	Editio secunda, vari ̈aucta et illustrata.
Subjects:	Christian saints > Biography > Early works to 1800. Christian women saints > Biography > Early works to 1800. Hermits > Biography > Early works to 1800. Monks > Biography > Early works to 1800. Jesuitica.
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Item Description:	Colophon: Antverpi,̆ ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, M.DC.XXVIII. Engraved t.-p.; title within historiated border; initals; printer's mark on leaf at end. The Vita s. Abrah ̆eremit ̆and the Vita s. Mari ̆meretricis, neptis Abrah ̆eremit,̆ attributedd to Ephraem Syrus, are probably of 5th century authorship. cf. U. Rouzis̈, in Baudrillart, Alfred. Dictionnaire d'histoire et de gǒgraphie ecclšiastiques, v. 1 (1912) col. 175-177. The Vita s. Basilii, attributed to Amphilochius, is of 8th century authorship. cf. G. Bardy in Baudrillart, ibid., v. 6 (1932) col. 1112. The Vita x. Mari ̆Aegyptiac,̆ attributed to St. Sophronius, is of uncertain origin. cf. Bardenhewer, Otto. Geschichte der altkirchilichen literatur, v. 5 (1932)) p. 38. The Historia nomachorum, forming book 2, is a translation from the Greek by Rufinus. cf. Bardenhewer, ibid., v. 3 (2. unverñderte aufl., 1923) p. 555, 677; v. 4 (1. und 2. aufl., 1924) p. 149, foot-note. The collection of "Verba seniorum", forming book 3, is wrongly attributed to Rufinus. cf. A. Anwander in Buchberger, Michael, ed. Lexikon für theologie und kirche, v. 9 (1937) col. [1]-3. The collection of "Verba seniorum", forming book 7, was translated by Paschasius, monk of Dumio. cf. Bardenhewer, Otto. Geschichte der altkirchlichen literatur, v. 5 (1932) p. 384. "Divi Hieronymi pergrinatio", prefixed to book 1, "Ruffini et Melani ̆peregrinatio", prefixed to book 2, "Palladii Helenopoleos ep. peregrinatio" and "Melani ̆ivnioris et Piniani Mariti cvm Albina matre peregrinatio", prefixed to book 8, are extracts from Baronius' Annales. cf. p. 3, 424-425, 688. The "Heraclidis Paradisus" is a 5th century translation of Palladius' Historia Lausiaca. cf. Bardenhewer, Otto. Geschichte der altkirchlichen literatur, v. 4 (1. und 2. aufl., 1924) p. 151-152.
Physical Description:	[12], lxxvil, [1], 1060, [162] p., 1 l. 2 maps on double l. 36 cm.