Anacreon, Odae

Uppsala, 1809

paper

iii, 43, ii' leaves

130 × 100 mm

Greek

1 (pp. S1–83) Anacreon, Odae (Carmina 1–67)

Rubric: Anacreontis Carmina

Note: (pp. S3–4) Ode 1; (p. 4) Ode 2; (pp. 5–7) Ode 3; (pp. 7–8) Ode 4; (pp. 8–9) Ode 5; (pp. 9–10) Ode 6; (pp. 10–11) Ode 7; (pp. 11–12) Ode 8; (pp. 12–15) Ode 9; (pp. 15–16) Ode 10; (pp. 16–17) Ode 11; (pp. 17–18) Ode 12; (pp. 18–19) Ode 13; (pp. 19–20) Ode 14; (pp. 20–21) Ode 15; (pp. 21–22) Ode 16; (pp. 22–23) Ode 17; (pp. 23–25) Ode 18; (p. 25) Ode 19; (pp. 25–27) Ode 20; (p. 27) Ode 21; (pp. 27–28) Ode 22; (pp. 28–29) Ode 23; (pp. 29–30) Ode 24; (p. 30) Ode 25; (p. 31) Ode 26; (pp. 31–32) Ode 27; (pp. 32–35) Ode 28; (pp. 35–38) Ode 29; (p. 39) Ode 30; (pp. 39–41) Ode 31; (pp. 41–43) Ode 32; (pp. 43–44) Ode 33; (p. 45) Ode 34; (pp. 45–46) Ode 35; (pp. 46–47) Ode 36; (pp. 47–48) Ode 37; (pp. 48–49) Ode 38; (pp. 49–51) Ode 39; (pp. 51–53) Ode 40; (pp. 53–55) Ode 41; (pp. 55–56) Ode 42; (pp. 56–58) Ode 43; (pp. 58–59) Ode 44; (pp. 59–60) Ode 45; (pp. 60–61) Ode 46; (pp. 61–62) Ode 47; (pp. 62–63) Ode 48; (pp. 63–66) Ode 49; (pp. 66–68) Ode 50; (pp. 68–71) Ode 51; (pp. 72–73) Ode 52; (pp. 73–74) Ode 53; (pp. 74–75) Ode 54; (pp. 75–76) Ode 55; (p. 76) Ode 56; (p. 77) Ode 57; (pp. 77–78) Ode 58; (p. 79) Ode 59; (p. 79) Ode 60; (pp. 79–80) Ode 61; (p. 80) Ode 62; (pp. 80–81) Ode 63; (p. 81) Ode 64; (pp. 81–82) Ode 65; (p. 82) Ode 66; (pp. 82–83) Ode 67.

pp. S84–S86 are blank.

Physical Description

Support

Textblock

Locus: pp. 1–S86

Support: Western paper

Folding: Octavo

Leaf dimensions: 130 × 100 mm

Note: Two types of paper: pp. S3–14 a thicker bluish paper, similar to that of the flyleaves; pp. 15–S86 (plus title leaves and guards) white, homogeneous.

Foliation

Pagination in ink by the scribe in the upper right margin from p. 4 onwards: 4–83

Collation

Textblock

Formula: _Q1I^p.[2] + _Q2III^p.14 + _Q3–64.IV^p.78 + _Q7II^p.[86]

Note: A guard precedes the first bifolium (i.e. the title leaves), and another guard follows after the end of the textblock, both pasted onto the closest page and used in the endleaf construction; cf. binding description.

Signatures: none

Catchwords: none

Condition

Textblock

very good

Layout

Locus: pp. S3–83

Columns: 1

Written lines: 13–15

Note: The text is written at the centre of the page in short, spacious lines.

Script

Textblock

Hand 1

Carl Valdemar Enelius writing a fine and elegant Greek script, vertically developed and inclined to the right.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(ff. LCI, SL1r–SL3v) A shelfmark label on pastedown and a dedication note on (f. SL1v). (ff. SL3r–SL3v) carries the half title: ΑΝΑΚΡΕΟΝΤΟΣ ΟΔΑΙ.

(ff. SR1r–SR2v, RCI–RCI) Blank endleaves.

Decorations

Textblock

Description:

The half title page, the title vignette at the beginning of the text, and the vignette at the end of the text are penflourished with finely drawn geometrical and flowery designs, among which the title, ΑΝΑΚΡΕΟΝΤΟΣ ΟΔΑΙ, is written. A particular ornamental motif is constituted by thin arrows that dart across the design, some more pointedly through bow-shaped object, an allusion to the amorous tone of the poetry contained in this dainty book.

Binding

Description:

Red morocco over thin cardboard, gilt tooled beaded border on covers; smooth spine with ample gilding (lines and plumes, or perhaps corn ears). Spine title reads ‘NACRE’. The current shelfmark glued on spine paper label at tail. Two coloured paper bifolia serve as endleaves at front and end: the blue ones are pasted onto a guard of white paper, whereas the pink ones are used as pastedowns and are pasted onto the blue.

Binding dimensions: 135 × 105 × 12 mm

Condition: Very good

History

Origin

Written in Uppsala, in 1809 by Carl Valdemar Enelius; the date ‘09’ and the initials ‘CWE’ are present on the title page.

Provenance

The volume is in all likelyhood copied after a printed model during Carl Valdemar Enelius’s time of study in Uppsala (cf. p. 1: ‘ad optimorum exemplarium fidem scripsit’. His name is present in the membership record for ‘Östgöta nation’ in the year 1809. Born in Dalhem, Östergötland, in 1791, as the vicar’s son. After his university studies, he had for some years a career as Secretary of the Royal Majesty’s Registry and official at the Court of Appeal. Later he returned to his childhood province and engaged in husbandry. Died in 1858.

Acquisition

Donated to the Gymnasium Library in 1820; cf. dedication on f. SL1v. The Gymnasium Library and the Diocese Library have a mutual past and are nowadays administered by the municipal library in Linköping.