Kaspar von Barth

Kaspar von Barth was a German linguist, humanist, philologist, literary scholar, independent scholar and translator (1587–1658). He was born at Kostrzyn nad Odrą and died at Leipzig.

Also recorded as Caspar von Barth; Caspar Barth; Caspar Barthius.

Kaspar von Barth in brief

Born
1587
Died
1658
Known for
linguist, humanist, philologist, literary scholar, independent scholar, translator, writer and philosopher
Place of birth
Kostrzyn nad Odrą
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Tarraeus Hebius, Tarraeus Hebus and C. V. Vigilius. The authorities additionally record the headings Caspar von Barth, Caspar Barth and Caspar Barthius. His recorded language was Latin.

Catalogued works

32 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1612 to 2011.

Lipsia Incassum Obsessa. Casp. BarthI Erotodidascalus, sive, Nemoralium libri V. Venatici et bvcolici poetae latini, Gratius, Nemesianus, Calpurnius, in Germania hactenus non editi, nunc commentariis luculentis explanati. Gulielmi Britonis Aremorici Philippidos libri duodecim. Cave canem. Tarraei HebI [pseud.] ... Scioppius excellens. Nicephori Blemmidae Duo opuscula geographica. Carmina et fragmenta carminum familiae Caesareae, hoc est, Caesaris Germanici, quae extant, opera omnia cum Latina, tum Graeca. Casp. BarthI Adversariorvm commentariorvm libri lx qvibvs ex vniversa antiqvitatis serie, omnis generis ... loci ... illustrantur, constituuntur, emendantur, cum ritvvm, morvm, legvm, sanctionum, sacrorum, ceremoniarum, pacis belliq. Casp. Barthi Erotodidascalus, sive nemoralium libri v. Ad Hispanicum Gasperis Gilli, Poli. Claudi Claudiani poetae praegloriosissimi quae exstant. Pornodidascalus, seu, Colloquium muliebre. Deutsche Fragmente von Kaspar Barth aus der Ratsschulbibliothek Zwickau. Aeneas von Gaza eines uhralten Christlichen Weisen vortreffliches Gespräch, genandt Theophrast, von Vnsterblichkeit der Seelen. [Tarraei Hebi ... Amphitheatrum seriorum jocorum. Casp. Barthi Adversariorum commentariorum. Tarraei Hebi Amphitheatrum sapientiæ. C. Barthi Soliloquiorum rerum divinarum. Caspar Barthen Deutscher Phoenix. [Tarraei Hebi Amphitheatrum gratiarum. Kaspar von Barths Leben, Werke und sein Deutscher Phönix. Casp. Barthi opuscula varia. Zehn auserlesene geistreiche Andachten und Betrachtungen. ...and to draw a bright white line with light (Untitled 11.5), from the series "... and to draw a bright white line with light", dated 2011, inkjet prints (triptych), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.10.1-3. Chicago, dated 1971, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1972.164. Colorado, dated 1971, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1972.165. Mysteria physico-medica, ob augustissimos suos natales, uberrimamque rerum haud quotidianarum, quibus referta sunt segetem, curioso obtutu quam-maxime veneranda. Multis abhinc seculis Syriace, Arabice, et Graece conscripta. Iterata nunc vice e membranis Latinis publicae luci exposita / [Kiranus]., dated 1681, held by Wellcome Collection. Casp. BarthI Opuscula varia nunc primum edita. Ablegminum libri 2. Leandridos libri 3. Heroum infelicium lib. 1. Zodiaci vitæ lib. 3. Theognis Latinus. Fabularum Aesopiarum lib. 3. Satirarum liber 1. Cebetis Thebani tabula, dated 1612, held by Wellcome Collection. Pornodidascalus, seu colloquium muliebre / Pietri Aretini dialogus ex italico in hispanicum sermonem versus a Ferdinando Xuaresio Seviliensi. De hispanico in latinum traducebat ... Caspar Barthius. Addita Expugnatio urbis Romæ ab exercitu Caroli Quinti historia paucis nota, & in dialogo memorata; eodem ex Italico interprete., dated 1623, held by Wellcome Collection. Pornoboscodidascalus latinus. De lenonum, lenarum, conciliatricum, servitorum, dolis, veneficis, machinis plusquam Diabolicis, de miseriis juvenam incautorum ... Liber plane divinus / Lingua hispanica ab incerto auctore instar ludi conscriptus Celestinae titulo ... Caspar Barthius inter exercitia linguae castellanae ... Latio transcribebat., dated 1624, held by Wellcome Collection. De opsoniis et condimentis sive arte coquinaria, libri decem / Cum annotationibus Martini Lister ... et notis selectioribus, variisque lectionibus integris, Humelbergii, Barthii, Reinesii, A. van der Linden, & aliorum, ut & variarum lectionum libello. [Ed. by T.J. Almeloveen]., dated 1709, held by Wellcome Collection. Gratii Falisci Cynegeticon et M. Avrelii Olympii Nemesiani Cynegeticon / cvm notis selectis Titii, Barthii, Vlitii, Iohnsonii et Petri Bvrmanni integris. [Ed. by J.P. Schmidt]., dated 1775, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

La Celestina latina. Comentario y versión humanista de Kaspar von Barth (1587-1658), Teatro español del Siglo de Oro: Teoría y práctica, 1998. Kaspar von Barth (1587-1658) und die Frühgeschichte der Hispanistik in Deutschland, Das Spanieninteresse im deutschen Sprachraum, 1989. Kaspar von Barth (1587-1658) und die Frühgeschichte der Hispanistik in Deutschland, Beiträge zur Aufnahme der italienischen und spanischen Literatur in Deutschland im 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, 1990.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Caue canem. De vita, moribus, rebus gestis, diuinitate Gasperis Scioppii apostatae, Satiricon. Auctore Tarræo Hebio, nobili a Sperga, Germano (1612) — Internet Archive. Venatici et bucolici poetae latini : b Gratius, Nemesianus, Calpurnius, in Germania hactenus non editi, nunc commentariis luculentis explanati. Addita fragmenta Vespricii Spurinnae scriptoris numquam hactenus publicati; 1613 (1613) — Internet Archive. Casp. BarthI. Zodiacus vitae christianae satyricon, pleraque omnia verae sapientiae mysteria singulari suavitate enarrans (1623) — Internet Archive. C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolarum libri x (1669) — Internet Archive. Casp. BarthI De fide saluifica libri duo. De constantia libri duo (1623) — Internet Archive. Casp. BarthI De fide salvifica libri duo. De constantia libri duo (1623) — Internet Archive. Tarraei HebI ... Scioppius excellens. In laudem eius & sociorum, pro Josepho Scaligero & omnibus probis. Epigrammatum libri 3. Ex triginta totis hinc inde collecti (1612) — Internet Archive. C. BarthI Epidorpidum ex mero scazonte libri 8. In quibus bona pars humanae sapientiae gravissimo metro suaviter explicata (1623) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1587Kaspar von Barth born at Kostrzyn nad Odrą.
  2. 1612Caue canem. De vita, moribus, rebus gestis, diuinitate Gasperis Scioppii apostatae, Satiricon. Auctore Tarræo Hebio, nobili a Sperga, Germano digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1613Venatici et bucolici poetae latini : b Gratius, Nemesianus, Calpurnius, in Germania hactenus non editi, nunc commentariis luculentis explanati. Addita fragmenta Vespricii Spurinnae scriptoris numquam hactenus publicati; 1613 digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1623Casp. BarthI. Zodiacus vitae christianae satyricon, pleraque omnia verae sapientiae mysteria singulari suavitate enarrans digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1623Casp. BarthI De fide saluifica libri duo. De constantia libri duo digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1623Casp. BarthI De fide salvifica libri duo. De constantia libri duo digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1658Kaspar von Barth died at Leipzig.
  8. 1669C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolarum libri x digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Kaspar von Barth (1587-1658) und die Frühgeschichte der Hispanistik in Deutschland, Beiträge zur Aufnahme der italienischen und spanischen Literatur in Deutschland im 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, 1990

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Kaspar von Barth (1587-1658) und die Frühgeschichte der Hispanistik in Deutschland, Das Spanieninteresse im deutschen Sprachraum, 1989

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Kaspar von Barth (Internet Archive), 25 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 8 digitised items catalogued under Kaspar von Barth as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Kaspar von Barth.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Kaspar von Barth.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q76182: Kaspar von Barth

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Kaspar von Barth”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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