Sibyllina oracula, ex veteribus codicibus emendata ac restituta et commentariis diversorum illustrata,
opera & studio Servatii Gallaei; accedunt etiam oracula magica Zoroastris, Jovis. Apollinis, & c; Astrampsychi Oneiro-criticum, &c. Graece et Latine, cum notis variorum.
Description
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Latin ; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Published
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Amstelodami, Apud Henricum & Viduam Theodori Boom, 1689.
- Summary
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"A collection of Greek and Roman commentary on the Sibyls, women whoprophesied the future under the inspiration of the deity. The inspirationmanifested itself outwardly in distorted features, foaming mouth and franticgestures. The first writer who mentioned them was Hericlites (c. 500 BC). Alearned Dutch Divine, Galle (or Gallaeus) (1627-1709) was born in Rotterdam.This is his principal work, but he also published a corrected edition of Lactantiusin Leyden in 1660." --description from Second Life Books, Inc., bookseller.
- Note
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Engraved added title page.
- Physical Description
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13 preliminary leaves, 791 [27] 127 pages
22 cm
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