Barocci 170 = Selden cupboard 6

An ornate illuminated initial "Λ" (the Greek letter Lambda) in gold is set against a square red and purple decorative background.

THE ORACLES OF LEO THE MOST WISE,

EMPEROR OF THE CITY OF

CONSTANTINOPLE:

original Greek: ΛΕΟΝΤΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΟΦΩΤΑΤΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΧΡΗΣΜΟΙ. Leo VI (reigned 886–912), known as "the Wise," was a Byzantine emperor to whom several books of oracles and prophecies were later attributed.

An ornate illuminated initial "L" in gold is set against a square blue and gold decorative background.

THE PROPHECIES

OF LEO THE MOST WISE,

EMPEROR OF THE CITY

OF CONSTANTINOPLE

original Latin: LEONIS SAPIENTISSIMI CONSTANTINOPOLITANÆ VRBIS IMPERATORIS VATICINIA

An ornate illuminated initial "A" in gold is set against a square red and purple decorative background.

PURGED OF INFINITE ERRORS BY

FRANCESCO BAROZZI AND NOW

FOR THE FIRST TIME GIVEN OVER TO THE LATIN TONGUE.

original Latin: A FRANCISCO BAROCIO MENDIS INFINITIS EXPVRGATA AC PRIMVM IAM LATINO SERMONE DONATA. Francesco Barozzi (1537–1604) was a Venetian mathematician, astronomer, and humanist who prepared this edition.