Talk:Gaius Julius Hyginus

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  • Who calls it Poeticon astronomicon? It's usually cited as de Astronomia, which the 1992 Teubner calls it.
  • Both works are widely held to be abridgements of the same work actually by Hyginus; but who claims they are "by the same hand" - and, more importantly, on what evidence? MSS from the late Roman period are very rare; and the two texts do differ non-trivially in dealing with common matter. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 15:52, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Clarissimi uiri Hyginii Poeticon astronomicon opus utilissimum. The title under which a text attributed to "most famous" Hyginus appeared in its editio princeps, Erhard Ratdolt from Augsburg, Venice, 1482. The Wikipedia article Poeticon astronomicon could use improving. --Wetman 01:06, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Hardly English or modern usage; and unlikely to reflect MS usage in 1482. I see no reason not to amend. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 03:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
I see that "from the same hand" is from the 1911 Britannica. If I find it in a modern editor, I will put it back, but for now, see my edit summary. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 03:29, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1911

This article does contain text from the 1911 Britannica; the diff from the copy makes that clear. (It is, of course, no longer entirely from the Britannica; but the "it is suggested" locution, now tagged, survives verbatim, and the entire line of argument is from 1911.) Septentrionalis PMAnderson 20:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC)