Dionysii Catonis disticha, de moribus ad filium - Arntzenius, Otto 1703-1763; Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius 1612-1653; Cannegieter, Hendrik; Withof, Johann Hildebrand; Cato, Marcus Porcius 234 BC-149 BC (Amsterdam Schouten, 1754)
Dionysii Catonis disticha de moribus ad filium -- Marcus Zuerii Boxhornii De Distichis, quae sub Catonis nomine cirumferentur, Dissertatio -- Henrici Cannegieteri rescripta Boxhornio De Catone, in quibus de nominibus aetate et stilo Dionysii Catonis -- Joannis Hildebrandi Withofii Dissertationes binae, quarum prior agit de vero distichorum Dionysii Catonis auctore, posterior de vera Distichorum Lectione
this edition was originally published in 1735
The 'Disticha Catonis' is a collection of proverbial verses, probably dating from the 3rd century, wrongly attributed to Marcus Porcius Cato. It has been extensively used for educational purposes since the Middle Ages, both for teaching Latin and for the moral aspects.
Contains two indexes: 'Rerum et cerborum' and 'Auctorum'
ex libris Bibliotheca Seminarii Veteris Catholici Amisfurtensis (Oud-Katholiek Seminarie of Amersfoort, which disappeared around 1957) stamp
a gilt coat of arms on the front and back cover, with the motto "Sicitur ad astra"
Cum notis integris Scaligeri, Barthii, Daumii; scholiis atque animadversionibus selectis Erasmi, Opitii, Wachii; et metaphrasi Graerca planudis et Scaligeri. Quibus accedunt Boxhornii dissertatio, et Henrici Cannegieteri rescripta Boxhornio de Catone; Nec non Joan. Hold. Withofii dissertationes binae de distichorum auctore et vera illorum lectione.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Linguistics; Latin; Moral education; Netherlands