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Classical Images - Greek Auriga Classical images - Greek Auriga Madrid, Mus Arqu Arezzo, Mus Naz Archeologico Pelops and Oenemaus Pelops and Oenemaus cf Weitzmann, 1951, p. 154. Attic, red-figure amphora, c 410 BC New York, Met Mus Pelops and Hippodamia racing Image = Wikimedia credit: Haiduc 1 Classical images - Greek Auriga Paris, Mus du Louvre Boston, MFA -- Satyrs with biga from Leontini Greek loutophoros. C 690 BC Attic, red-figure stamnos, c 460 BC 466 BC credit: Wikimedia, Marie-Lan Nguyen credit: Theoi Biga driven by Nike, Paris, Louvre – Herakles and Nike drawn from Syracus, 430 BC Red-figure patera c. 330 by centaurs 2 Attic red-figure oinochoe, c. 410-400 BC Classical images - Greek (Erichthonius ) Auriga Athena and Erichthonius Athena, Kekrops and Gaia lifting up Athena Gaia lifting up newborn from Camrus, Erichthonius painter, 440-430 BC newborn Erichthonius Erichthonius London, BM, E. 372 n.b. – serpents source – www.maicar.com Euergides Painter, c. 500 BC Richmond VA Museum, 81.70 Athena, Kekrops and Gaia lifting up newborn Erichthonius c. 440-430 BC Be 3 Classical images - Greek (Triptolemus ) Auriga Triptolemus in Demeter’s chariot, with Persephone behind ea 4th C BC Eleusis, Archaeological Museum, 6516 4 Classical images - Hellenistic Auriga Libya, Cyrene Museum 5 Classical images - Roman Auriga Madrid, Mus Arqeologico Naples, Mus Arch Emblemata musarios with quadriga scene Chariot scene from Pompeii Rome, 3rd c (inv 3.603) cf Pompeii AD 79 Naples, Mus Naz – Pelops and Oenomaus Vatican Museum Sarcophagus from Cumae (det. right side) Pelops and Oenomaus (det. right side) 6 marble, end 3rd c AD Classical images - Roman Auriga Laon, Musee -- Biga Roman Gaul , bronze Credit: Wikimedia, Vassil 7 Classical globes Auriga Naples, Farnese Atlas n.b.: long, tubular belted robe; bent knees, stick with flail Mainz Globe Paris, Kugel Globe Mainz globe 8 n.b.: nude, chariot n.b.: long robe, bent knees, stick with flail, headdress (?) Germanicus mss Auriga I. = z stemma image missing from manuscript Leiden, Univbibl Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibl. Mun. Bern, Burgerbibl, Voss lat 4° 79 Ms 188 Ms 88 n.b. – long banded tunic, crown, stick, Capella n.b. – same and Haedi 9 vs. planisphere vs. planisphere Germanicus mss Auriga II and III. = O stemma (O1 or ν ) II. III. image missing from manuscript Basle, OBU Aberystwyth, NLW vs. hemisphere Ms AN.IV . 18 Ms 735 C n.b. : toga, chariot, helmet, Capra and Haedi 10 vs. planisphere vs. planisphere vs. hemisphere Germanicus mss Auriga = O stemma (O2 or μ ) IV. (= Siciliensis’) Va. Cologny, Bib Bodmer NY, Pierpont Morgan Libr Cod lat 7 Ms M 389 n.b. – female (?), spear, n.b. – male with goats biga/cart, rabbits (!) Vb. (= Siciliensis’) Madrid, Bib nac Ms 19 (16) n.b. – toga staff, quadriga, helmet, Capra, Haedi Vatican, BAV Barb lat 76 11 n.b. – female with rabbits (!) Germanicus mss = ‘Siciliensis’ Auriga VI. London BL Egerton 1050 n.b. – spear, cart, rabbits (!) VII. = fragmentum ... repertum in Sicilia London, BL, Naples, Bib naz Add Ms 15819 XIV D 37 12 n.b. – spear, cart n.b. – spear, cart, rabbits (!) Germanicus mss ( = ‘Siciliensis’) Auriga VIIIa. Madrid Bib Nac Vatican, BAV Vienna, Schottenstift Ms 8282 Barb lat 77 Ms 51 n.b. – spear, cart/biga, rabbits (!) n.b. – spear, cart/biga, 3 animals n.b. – spear, cart/biga, 3 animals VIIIb. VIIIc . IX . Vatican,BAV Florence, Bibl Laurenziana Montpellier Urb lat 1358 Plut 89 sup 43 Ms H 452 n.b. – hay rick, no attribs n.b. – female, cart/biga, 3 goats n.b. – spear, cart/biga, no goats 13 Ps-Eratosthenes Auriga planisphere hemisphere Vatican BAV, Vat grec 1087 n.b. – long robe, flail, crown Capra and Haedi 14 Cicero Auriga image missing from manuscript image missing from manuscript London, BL London, BL London, BL Harley 647 Harley 647 – planisphere Harley 2506 image missing from manuscript image missing from manuscript Image missing from manuscript London, BL London, BL Gottweig, Cotton ms Tib B.V., pars 1 Cotton Ms Tib C. 1 Stiftsbibl Ms 7 15 Revised Aratus Latinus Auriga I. Dresden, Landesbibl. Dresden hemisphere Dresden globe Ms D C 183 n.b. – kneeling, flail, Haedi on shoulder, Capra facing Auriga? Paris BN Paris hemisphere Paris globe Lat 12957 n.b. – kneeling, crown, flail, Haedi on shoulder, Capra facing Auriga? missing from ms? missing from ms? Prague, Univbibl Ms 1717 n.b. – bent legs, flail, goats on arm 16 Revised Aratus Latinus Auriga Ia. St Gallen, Stiftsbibl hemisphere on globe Ms 902 Auriga ? n.b. – kneeling, flail, Haedi on shoulder, facing Capra St Gallen, Stiftsbibl hemisphere on globe Ms 250 Auriga ? n.b. – kneeling, flail, Haedi on shoulder, facing Capra 17 Revised Aratus Latinus Auriga Ib. image missing in manuscript Gottweig, Stiftsbibl. on hemisphere on globe Ms 7 (146) n.b. – with rabbit! n.b. – kneeling, flail, halo, Haedi on shoulder, Capra facing image missing in image missing in manuscript manuscript Siena, Bib com on hemisphere on globe Ms L. IV. 25 n.b. – kneeling, flail, halo, Haedi on shoulder, Capra facing 18 Revised Aratus Latinus Auriga I. (distant relative) Image missing Paris BN hemisphere globe n.a. 1614 – biga, flail, no goats Image missing Image missing Image missing Munich, Staatsbibl. hemisphere globe Clm 560 Vatican, BAV hemisphere globe Reg lat 1324 – cart with 2 19 horses, 4 rabbits (!) Revised Aratus Latinus Auriga II. Cologne, Dombibliothek Ms 83.11 n.b. – Haedi on shoulder 20 ps-Bede, De signis caeli Auriga I. Oxford, Bodleian Padua, Bibl Antoniona Venice, Bib Marciana Laud misc 644 Ms Anton 27 Ms VIII, 22 – n.b. – square cart, spear, shield, quadriga n.b.: chariot with 3 horses n.b. – square cart, facing forward, 3 horses Ia. Dijon Bib mun, Ms 488 21 n.b. – square cart, 3 horsesl ps-Bede, De signis caeli Auriga IIa. Paris, BN Paris, BN Lat 5543 Lat 5239 n.b. – kneeling, Capra facing, Haedi on shoulder, snaky flail n.b. – same 22 ps-Bede, De signis caeli Auriga IIb. Klosterneuburg Zwettl, Stiftskirche Vatican, BAV Stiftskirche, Ms 685 Ms 296 Vat lat 643 n.b. – standing, Capra facing, n.b. – same, but legs bent n.b. – same, but kneeling Haedi on shoulder, snaky flail 23 ps-Bede, De signis caeli Auriga III. Laon, Rouen, Bib mun, Bib mun, Ms 422 Ms 26 n.b. – standing, flail, Haedi on arm n.b. – damage, only Haedi on arm visible 24 ps-Bede, De signis caeli Auriga Singletons image missing image missing Amiens Durham, Cathedral Libr Bib mun, Ms 222 Hunter 100 Montecassino, Freiburg-im-Bresgau Badia, Ms 3 Ms 35 25 n.b. – kneeling, flail, Haedi on arm and on hand, Capra facing n.b. – square cart/biga, flail De ordine ac positione Auriga Ia. Berlin, Staatsbibl, Berlin planisphere Ms lat 130 (Phill 1832) n.b. – chariot/ biga with webbing, flail. Haedi on arm (no Capra) Madrid, Bib Nac Monza, Bib capit Ms 3307 Ms F. 9/176 (246) n.b. – chariot/ biga with webbing, flail. Haedi on arm, n.b. – chariot/ biga with webbing, flail, Haedi on arm, 26 Capra behind Capra behind De ordine ac positione Auriga Ib. Vatican BAV, Vat lat 645 n.b. – biga, flail, Capra behind (no Haedi) II. image missing from manuscript Munich, Staatsbibl. planisphere Vienna, ONB Ms clm 210 Vindob 387 n.b. – biga, flail, Haedi above, Capra below 27 De ordine ac positione Auriga III. image missing from manuscript Austin TX, Harry Ransom, Paris BN, lat n.a. 1614 St Petersburg, Nat Libr Univ of Texas, Ms 29 Ms Q v IX, no 2 n.b. – biga, flail, Haedi on shoulder, Capra behind n.b. – biga, flail, Haedi on shoulder, Capra behind IV. Paris BN Vatican BAV, lat 12117 Reg lat 309 n.b. – biga, flail, Haedi on arm n.b. – biga, flail, no goats 28 De ordine ac positione Auriga V. Los Angeles, Getty Mus Paris BN, Ludwig XII, 5 lat 8663 n.b. – standing in front of seat, 2 n.b. – walking, flail, 2 goats rabbits, 1 eel (!) Singletons image missing from manuscript Vienna, ONB Vindob 12600 Reykjavik n.b. – in cart/biga, flail, Haedi on arm, Ms 1812 29 Capra behind Hyginus Heniochus Auriga Ia. S Paul im Lavantthal Florence, Bibl Laurenziana Leiden, Univ-blbl Ms 16/1 (XXV. 4. 20) Ms Plut 29.30 Voss 8°18 n.b. – no cart, flail, reins, 3 goats n.b. – no cart, no flail, Capra n.b. – wheels, goat on shoulder, on arm on neck, Haedi in reins goat-headed skins (?) in hand Ib. Wolfenbüttel, Herz Aug London BL Ms 18. 16. Aug 4° Arundel 339 n.b. – biga, Haedi on arm n.b. – biga, Haedi on arm 30 Hyginus Heniochus Auriga Ic. (singleton) II. (singleton) Vienna ONB Leiden Univ-bibl Vindob 51 Voss lat 4° 92 n.b. – no cart, flail, holding two goats n.b. – no cart, rains, Capra on shoulder and two Haedi at feet III. Leiden Univ-bibl Vatican BAV Reg lat 123 -- planisphere Voss lat 8° 15 Reg lat 123 31 n.b. – kneeling, flail, Haedi on arm, Capra facing n.b. – kneeling, flail, 3 goats on arm Hyginus Auriga IV. V. (singleton) Oxford, Bodleian Libr Oxford, Bodleian Libr Baltimore, Walters Art Gallery Bodley 614 Digby 83 (SC 1684) Ms 734 n.b. – no cart, flail, Haedi in hand, n.b. – no cart, flail, Haedi in hand, n.b. – square cart/biga, flail, 1 goat on shoulder, Capra facing Capra on shoulder Capra on shoulder 32 Hyginus Auriga VI. (singleton) VI- related: German Star Books (‘secundum Hyginum’) ? Lyon, Bib mun, Pal des Lyon, Bib mun Munich, Staatsbibl Arts 45 Ms 172 Germ 595 Berlin, Staatsbibl. n.b. – flail, wheel-feet n.b. – club, wheel-feet Ms 8° 44 (Rose 962) n.b.
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