Johann Jacob Grynaeus: Sayings of Saint Jerome

Scope and Content

'Sententiae ex D. Hieronimo collectae', 42 folios: fo. 2: quotation from Xenophon's Cyropedia; fo. 4: title and date; fo. 5: quotations from Saint Jerome. At the head of each set is the title of the epistle or other work from which the quotations are taken. On fo. 2 is a stamp with a coat of arms, 'Bibliotheca Rilliana', and the number 45 (?) in a circle. The reference may be to the Rilli family of Florence.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased 1931.

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