incunabula

in-cūnābŭla, ōrum, n., swaddlingclothes, swathing-bands.

• I Lit.: fasciis opus est, pulvinis, cunis, incunabulis, Plaut. Truc. 5, 13 (905); id. Am. 5, 1, 52 (1104).—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 The cradle: Bacchi, Ov. M. 3, 317.—
    • 2 A birthplace: in montes patrios, et ad incunabula nostra pergam, Poët. (perh. Enn.) ap. Cic. Att. 2, 15, 3 (v. Vahl. Enn. p. 81): Jovis, Ov. M. 8, 99: majorum, Just. 31, 8, 4.—
    • 3 Childhood: jam inde ab incunabulis imbutus odio tribunorum, from the cradle, from childhood, Liv. 4, 36 fin.; so, ab primis, Amm.14, 6, 4; and: in primis vitae incunabulis, Firm. [Math.] 1, 3.—
• II Trop., an origin, beginning: de oratoris quasi incunabulis dicere, Cic. Or. 13, 42: nostrae doctrinae, id. de Or. 1, 6, 23: ab ipsis discendi velut incunabulis, Quint. prooem. 6 Zumpt N. cr.

incūnābula, ōrum, n., I) die Windeln u. Wickelbänder, in die Wiegenkinder eingewickelt werden, Plaut. Amph. 1104; truc. 905. – II) meton., die Wiege, 1) = der Geburtsort, früheste Aufenthalt, -Wohnsitz, incunabula nostra, Enn. in Cic. ep.: Iovis, Ov. – 2) die erste Kindheit, die Kinderjahre, infantiae incunabula, Val. Max.: locus incunabulorum, der Geburtsort, Suet.: inde ab incunabulis, Liv. – 3) = der Ursprung, der erste Anfang, incunabula nostrae veteris puerilisque doctrinae, Cic.: incunabula studiorum Fronto: non alienum fuit de oratoris quasi incunabulis dicere, Cic.: ab ipsis dicendi (der Redekunst) velut incunabulis, Quint.: non incunabula haec tibi, Caesar, et rudimenta, waren das nicht deine ersten Taten, o Kaiser, und die ersten Heldenproben, Plin. pan.

incunabula [CL n. pl. only], ~um 1 cradle. b (fig.) infancy, earliest days of life. quare ex motu ~i pueri citius dormiunt ‥? Quaest. Salern. R 14.  b ab ipsa rudi ~orum teneritudine virginitati consecratur Aldh. VirgP 20; cui ab ~is ante omnia et cum omnibus praesentis vitae studiis sapientiae desiderium ‥ ingenium supplevit Asser Alf. 22; 948 (12c) qui ab ~is sue infantilitatis non fortuito ‥ nomen accepit Wulfric CS 866. 2 f. l. s1301 infantes †incunabilis ‥ gladio trucidarunt Wals. HA I 94 (cf. Rish. 206: in cunabulis; Foed. II 887a [Cl], Ann. Lond. 119: in cunis).

incūnābŭla, (13) ōrum, n. , langes, maillot des enfants : Pl. Truc. 877 ; Amph. 1104 || berceau : Ov. M. 3, 317 || lieu de naissance : Cic. Att. 2, 15, 3 ; Ov. M. 8, 99 || enfance : Liv. 4, 36 ; Amm. 14, 6, 4 || [fig.] origine, commencement : Cic. Or. 42 ; de Or. 1, 23.

incunabula , orum. n.
孩車。Ab incunabulis 自少時。

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in-cūnābula ōrum, n

• a cradle: puerorum: Bacchi, O.: ab incunabulis imbutus odio, i. e. from childhood, L.—A birthplace: nostra, Enn. ap. C.: deorum: Iovis, O.—Fig., the elements, beginnings: oratoris: doctrinae.

INCUNABULA

INCUNA´BULAor CUNA´BULA(σπάργανα), swaddling-clothes.

The first thing done after the birth of a child was to wash it; the second to wrap it in swaddling clothes, and the rank of the child was indicated by the splendour and costliness of this its first attire. Sometimes a fine white shawl, tied with a gold band, was used for the purpose ([Hom.] Hymn. in Apoll. Del. 121, 122); at other times a small purple scarf, fastened with a brooch (Pind. P. 4.114(203); χλαμύδιον, Longus, 1.2.3). The poor used broad fillets of common cloth (panni, Luke 2.7, 12, Ezek. 16.4, Vulg.: comp. Hom. Hymn. in Mere. 151, 306; Apollod. Bibl. 3.10.2; Aelian, Ael. VH 2.7; Eurip. Ion, 32; Dion Chrysost. 6. p. 203, ed. Reiske; Plaut. Amphitr. 5.1, 55, Truc. 5.13). The preceding woodcut, taken from a beautiful bas-relief at Rome, which is supposed to refer to the birth of Telephus, shows the appearance of a child so clothed, and renders in some degree more intelligible the fable of the deception practised by Rhea upon Saturn in saving the life of Jupiter by presenting a stone, enveloped in swaddling-clothes, to be devoured by Saturn instead of his new-born child (Hes. Th. 485). It was one of the peculiarities of the Lacedaemonian education to dispense with the use of σπάργανα, and to allow children to enjoy the free use of their limbs (Plut. Lyc. 16). Plato also is in favour of freedom, and ridicules the notion that infants are to be kept for two years in swaddling-clothes (Legg. 7. p. 789 E). Aristotle mentions mechanical appliances as used by some nations to prevent children from growing crooked (Pol. 7.17 = p. 1336 a, 11). (Cf. Becker-Göll, Charikles, 2.21; Blümner, Privatalterth. p. 289; FASCLA.)

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Incunabŭla

(1) A cradle and layette.

(2) A cradle alone (Livy, iv. 36). See cunae.

(3) A name applied to all specimens of printed books issued prior to the year 1500. See editio princeps.