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