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Macrobii Ambrosii Aurelii Theodosii ... : In Somnium Scipionis : lib. II : Saturnaliorum, lib. VII. : ex uariis, ac uetustissimis codicibus recogniti, & aucti.
No full textThis treatise by Macrobius is a commentary in two books on the Somnium Scipionis narrated by Cicero at the end of his De re publica. The nature of the dream, in which the elder Scipio appears to his adopted grandson, and describes the life of the good after death and the constitution of the universe from the Stoic point of view. Macrobius also discourses upon many points of physics in a series of essays which show the astronomical notions then current. The moral elevation of the fragment of Cicero gave this work a great popularity in the Middle Ages and was the most widely read Latin compendium of Neoplatonism of the 5th century A.D.; This treatise includes one map on p. 154 [i.e. 144] where Europe, Africa and Asia are shown in the upper hemisphere as totally separated from a great southern continent [i.e. Antipodum Nobis Incognita] occupying the lower hemisphere by an intervening great ocean [i.e. Alveus Oceani]. He further labels his map with climatic zones according to the theory of Parmenides (as also more graphically shown on p. 119): two zones close to the poles subject to frigid air [i.e. frigida], either side of the equator a torrid zone [i.e. perusta] and between these two moderate or temperate zones [i.e. temperata]. Decoratively, he has 14 winds blowing across the globe.; In the 'Saturnalia', an account of discussions held at the house of Vettius Praetextatus during the feast of the Saturnalia, Macrobius discusses the choice and proper use of food and drink, describing the courses at a banquet with their appropriate wines. Book 5 includes substantial text in Greek.; Printer's device on t.p. ; initial.; Some pages incorrectly numbered.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra277; With the book-plate of Charles Edward Armstrong.; With the stamp: M. Blumenthal Colletion.; Signed by Maurice Blumenthal.; Contains 18th century ms. notes in Italian.; Some pages incorrectly numbered in most copies and editions.; Spine title: Macrobi
Universitätsbibliothek Marburg Ms. 83: Macrobius - Adelboldus
No full textElektronische Reproduktion von: Universitätsbibliothek Marburg Ms. 83: Macrobius - Adelboldus. - I + 56 Blätter : Illustrationen ; Beschreibstoff: Pergament; 26 x 16,5 cm. -
Erschienen: [Deutschland], [13. Jahrhundert]. -
Standort: Universität Marburg, Universitätsbibliothek. -
Signatur: Ms. 83. -
Bemerkungen: Frühere Signaturen: Mscr. 83. Ausführliche Beschreibung: Heyne, Sirka: Die mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Marburg; Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2002; S. 241-242. -
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Ambrosius Aurelius Macrobius, Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis -- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Somnium Scipionis -- Ambrosius Aurelius Macrobius, Saturnalia
No full textNumérisation effectuée à partir d'un document originalAppartient à l'ensemble documentaire : PlnskyFAAppartient à l'ensemble documentaire : PlnskyFA07Appartient à l'ensemble documentaire : PlnskyFA10Mécénat : Ce manuscrit a été numérisé dans le cadre de « France-Angleterre, 700-1200 : manuscrits médiévaux de la Bibliothèque nationale de France et de la British Library, un programme de la Fondation Polonsky ».F. 1r-25v : Ambrosius Aurelius Macrobius, Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis, inc. « Inter Platonis et Ciceronis libros… », expl. « …quo universa philosophie continetur integritas » ; lacune entre les f. 11 et 12 : f. 11v, expl. 1.17.5 « …totius mundi a summo in imum diligens in hunc… », f. 12r, inc. 1.20.7 « …quam iure cor caeli vocetur… » (éd. J. Willis, 1970, ms. P).F. 26ra-27rb : Marcus Tullius Cicero, De re publica, 6.9-6-29 (Somnium Scipionis), inc. « Cum in Africam venissem… », expl. « …ego somno solutus sum » (éd. K. Ziegler, 1969).F. 27va-84rb : Ambrosius Aurelius Macrobius, Saturnalia, inc. « Multas variasque res in hac vita…, expl. « …lunari repugnat umori » (éd. J. Willis, 1970, ms. P).F. 84v : blanc.Le manuscrit, produit peut-être en Champagne, a appartenu à Pierre Pithou (1539-1596) (cf. au f. 1r, 83v et 84v « P. Pithou »), et ensuite à Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617) (cf. au f. 1r « Jac. Aug. Thuani » ; cf. aussi le catalogue ms. Dupuy 653 « Macrobius in somnium Scipionis, et saturnalior. lib. IIII. fol. »). Il est passé ensuite dans la collection de Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) (1619-1683) (cf. la cote ancienne au f. 1r « Cod. Colbertin. 1926 »), et il entra à la Bibliothèque du roi en 1732, avec d’autres manuscrits colbertins (cf. la cote ancienne au f. 1r « Regius 5058.2 »).Lieu de copie : France (Champagne ?
De Ley (Herman), Macrobius and Numenius, A Study in Macrobius
No full textTordeur Pol. De Ley (Herman), Macrobius and Numenius, A Study in Macrobius. In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 52, fasc. 4, 1974. Histoire (depuis l'Antiquité) — Geschiedenis (sedert de Oudheid) p. 1058
Macrobius in english-language research
No full textThe article examines the principal English-language studies of the last century focused on exploring the personality of Macrobius (5th century) and his works — Saturnalia (Saturnalia [ed. Willis, 1963]), Commentary on the 'Dream of Scipio' (Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis [ed. Willis, 1963]), and On the differences and similarities of Greek and Latin verbs (De verborum graeci et latini differentiis vel societatibus excerpta [ed. De Paolis, 1990]), written for educational purposes and representing a compen-dium of Greek knowledge. Interest in Macrobius's creative legacy notably intensified towards the end of the 19th century, a trend linked to the release of critical editions of Macrobian texts and their subsequent translations into French.
In particular, the study analyzes the research of Thomas Whittaker (Macrobius; or philosophy, science and letters in the year 400; published in 1923), William Harris Stahl (Macrobius, Commentary on the ‘Dream of Scipio’, published in 1952), Alan Cameron (The date and identity of Macro-bius [published in 1966] and Macrobius, Avienus, and Avianus [published in 1967]), Herman De Ley (Macrobius and Numenius. A study of Macrobius, ‘In Somn.’ I, c. 12; published in 1972), Stephen Gersh (Middle platonism and neoplatonism, the Latin tradition; published in 1986), Roger A. Pack (A medieval critic of Macrobius’ cosmometrics; published in 1981), Alison Peden (Science and philosophy in Wales at the time of the Norman con-quest: a Macrobius manuscript from Llabadarn; published in 1981), among others. It highlights the primary issues that researchers have focused on when studying Macrobius's literary legacy, identifies the challenges in ana-lyzing his works, and acknowledges the contribution of English-speaking scholars to the global historiography
The mechanism of perception of an antique text by a medieval author (based on Macrobius and P. Abelard's texts)
No full textThe texts of Peter Abelard (1079‑1142), usually mentioned among the medieval authors who were influenced by Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius’ “Commentary on the 'Dream of Scipio'” (5th c.), are analyzed. The passages from Peter Abelard’s works (“Dialogus inter philosophum”, “Epitome theologiae christianae”, “Introductio ad theologiam” etc.), which contain quotations, lexical and thematic similarities with Macrobius’ “Commentary on the ‘Dream of Scipio’ ” are under consideration, as well as the mentions of the title of this work or the name of Macrobius. Peter Abelard’s level of knowledge and degree of use of Macrobius’ text are revealed. The influence exerted by Macrobius on Peter Abelard is determined. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that, in contrast to the opinion widespread in science, it hardly makes sense to talk about the tangible influence of Macrobius’ “Commentary on the 'Dream of Scipio'” on Peter Abelard. Rather, it should be assumed that the ideas perceived by the medieval scholar and reflected in his texts went back to Macrobius as well. Under the influence exerted by Macrobius’ “Commentary on the 'Dream of Scipio'” on Peter Abelard one should mean both his knowledge about Macrobius himself and his work and the varying degree of his use of this treatise
Herman De Ley, Macrobius and Numenius. A Study of Macrobius, « In Somn. », I, c. 12
No full textDes Places Édouard. Herman De Ley, Macrobius and Numenius. A Study of Macrobius, « In Somn. », I, c. 12. In: Bulletin de l'Association Guillaume Budé, n°3, octobre 1972. pp. 375-376
Exemplarity and allusion in Macrobius' Saturnalia
No full textThis thesis builds a new framework for understanding the literary context of Macrobius’ Saturnalia. It takes the first systematic look at Macrobius’ interaction with his literary predecessors and argues that he consistently engages with his predecessors as both moral and aesthetic authorities, a process which I call ethical allusion. Focusing on this connection between literary and ethical agendas in the Saturnalia not only offers a fresh perspective on the significance of ‘classical’ and imperial literary presences in Macrobius’ dialogue. It also furnishes a more thorough knowledge of Macrobius’ relationship to his late antique contemporaries. Despite the lively debates in mid-twentieth century scholarship on the date of Macrobius and his oeuvre, nearly all the work done on elucidating the place of the Saturnalia in the late Latin intellectual scene is dominated by one of two scholarly meta-narratives, the relationship between ‘pagan’ and Christian culture, or the merits of ‘classical’ vs. ‘late’ Greco-Roman literature, both of which have come under question in recent years.
This dissertation uses the concept of ethical allusion to shift scholarly focus in two ways. It uses this allusive technique as a means of establishing a better understanding of the relation of the Saturnalia to Macrobius’ other extant work, the Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis, a project which has been overlooked in the effort to assimilate Macrobius to the aforementioned critical paradigms. Second, ethical allusion serves as the basis from which I compare Macrobius’ reworking of his predecessors to those found in authors writing across the fourth and fifth centuries. The result throws into sharp relief Macrobius’ use of ‘antiquarian’ or scholarly knowledge to challenge and explore the existing elite social norms of his day
Herman De Ley, Macrobius and Numenius. A Study of Macrobius, In Somn., I, c. 12
No full textDe Strycker Émile. Herman De Ley, Macrobius and Numenius. A Study of Macrobius, In Somn., I, c. 12. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 45, fasc. 2, 1976. pp. 703-705
H. de Ley, Macrobius and Numenius, a study of Macrobius, in Somn. I. c. 12 (Collection « Latomus », vol. 125), 1972
No full textFlamant J. H. de Ley, Macrobius and Numenius, a study of Macrobius, in Somn. I. c. 12 (Collection « Latomus », vol. 125), 1972. In: Revue des Études Anciennes. Tome 75, 1973, n°3-4. pp. 396-397
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