Flauius Vegetius vir illustris De re militari. Sextus Julius Frontinus vir consularis De re militari. Aelianus De instrue[n]dis aciebus. Modesti Libellus de vocabulis rei militaris.
Author
Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Title
Flauius Vegetius vir illustris De re militari. Sextus Julius Frontinus vir consularis De re militari. Aelianus De instrue[n]dis aciebus. Modesti Libellus de vocabulis rei militaris.
Date
1515
Place
Venundantur Parrisiis [Paris]
Publisher
A Johãne Paruo in vico Sancti Jacobi sub Lilio aureo
Language
Latin
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Contributor
AUTHOR:
Sextus Julius Frontinus
Sextus Julius Frontinus
AUTHOR:
Tacticus Aelianus, active 2nd century
Tacticus Aelianus, active 2nd century
EDITOR:
Guy Breslay
Guy Breslay
EDITOR:
Filippo Beroaldo, 1453-1505
Filippo Beroaldo, 1453-1505
TRANSLATOR:
Theodōros Gazēs, approximately 1400-approximately 1475
Theodōros Gazēs, approximately 1400-approximately 1475
ATTRIBUTED AUTHOR:
Modestus
Modestus
AUTHOR:
Giulio Pomponio Leto, 1428-1497
Giulio Pomponio Leto, 1428-1497
PRINTER:
Jean Petit, active 1492-1530
Jean Petit, active 1492-1530
ADDRESSEE:
Louis Bourbon-Vendôme, 1493-1557
Louis Bourbon-Vendôme, 1493-1557
Note
CONTENT:
Collection of ancient writers on military science, including Vegetius, Frontinus (here edited by Filippo Beroaldo), Aelianus Tacticus (translated from the Greek by Theodorus Gaza), and the short dictionary of military terms attributed to Modestus, but actually a forgery by the Roman humanist Julius Pomponius Laetus.
Dedicatory preface addressed to Louis de Bourbon, bishop of Laon, by editor, Guy Breslay.
Date of publication from colophon, final leaf verso: "Pro Iohanne paruo Librario vniuersitatis Parisien[sis]. 8. Iunii. Anno. 1515."
Volume contains two colophons: the first, dated 14 May 1515, occurs following the text of Vegetius; the second, dated 8 June 1515, occurs at the end of the volume.
Title printed in red and black.
Printer's device of Jehan Petit on title page.
Text in Roman, with use of Greek, side-notes in small gothic; ornamental criblé initials.
Contains military diagrams constructed out of printed characters.
Includes index.
FORMAT:
[6], lxxii, [22] leaves : illustrations ; 21 cm (8vo)
BINDING:
Victoria University Library copy is in laced vellum case with remainders of ties. Limp vellum cover had yapp edges. Cover shows evidence of very old water damage that has contracted the front cover so is doesn't quite cover pages and has worn number 83 in ink. Rear cover has manuscript remnant near top edge. Spine has paper title label (worn) and manuscript title abbreviation along spine.Both endpapers lifted due to damp, revealing structure and use of manuscript waste on spine.
MARGINALIA:
Victoria University Library copy has profuse sixteenth-century marginal annotations, underscoring, and pointing hands on many leaves.
Collection of ancient writers on military science, including Vegetius, Frontinus (here edited by Filippo Beroaldo), Aelianus Tacticus (translated from the Greek by Theodorus Gaza), and the short dictionary of military terms attributed to Modestus, but actually a forgery by the Roman humanist Julius Pomponius Laetus.
Dedicatory preface addressed to Louis de Bourbon, bishop of Laon, by editor, Guy Breslay.
Date of publication from colophon, final leaf verso: "Pro Iohanne paruo Librario vniuersitatis Parisien[sis]. 8. Iunii. Anno. 1515."
Volume contains two colophons: the first, dated 14 May 1515, occurs following the text of Vegetius; the second, dated 8 June 1515, occurs at the end of the volume.
Title printed in red and black.
Printer's device of Jehan Petit on title page.
Text in Roman, with use of Greek, side-notes in small gothic; ornamental criblé initials.
Contains military diagrams constructed out of printed characters.
Includes index.
FORMAT:
[6], lxxii, [22] leaves : illustrations ; 21 cm (8vo)
BINDING:
Victoria University Library copy is in laced vellum case with remainders of ties. Limp vellum cover had yapp edges. Cover shows evidence of very old water damage that has contracted the front cover so is doesn't quite cover pages and has worn number 83 in ink. Rear cover has manuscript remnant near top edge. Spine has paper title label (worn) and manuscript title abbreviation along spine.Both endpapers lifted due to damp, revealing structure and use of manuscript waste on spine.
MARGINALIA:
Victoria University Library copy has profuse sixteenth-century marginal annotations, underscoring, and pointing hands on many leaves.
Archive Location
Num Pages
200
Short Title
De re militari
Call Number
U101 .V4 1515
Rare Book
Collection
Tags
Citation
Flavius Vegetius Renatus, “Flauius Vegetius vir illustris De re militari. Sextus Julius Frontinus vir consularis De re militari. Aelianus De instrue[n]dis aciebus. Modesti Libellus de vocabulis rei militaris.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed January 2, 2026, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10442.