Commentary
Interpretatio preclara Abbatis Ioachim in Hieremiam Prophetam
Printed as Abbot Joachim’s
A Latin commentary on Jeremiah printed at Venice in 1525 as the work of Abbot Joachim, addressed in its explicit to the Emperor Henry VI. In chapter 20 the forty-two months of Revelation 11 are 42 generations of the Christian people’s affliction, ending in 1260.
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Interpretatio preclara Abbatis Ioachim in Hieremiam Prophetam (Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, 10 November 1525; colophon “Impressum Venetiis per Bernardinum Benalium. 1525. Die. 10. Nouembris.”, leaf n174), chapter 20, fol. 45v, left column, from “[Atrium] dico graecorum” to “in anno christi 1260.” (Internet Archive bub_gb_hjr_h4c--JMC, leaf n132; running head of fol. 45r “Super Hieremiam prophetam. ca. xx.”, leaf n131; margin “Ap. 11.” beside the selection). The explicit names the work as Abbot Joachim’s, “quem scripsit ad Henricum. vi. Imperatorem”. Abbreviations expanded (Atriū Atrium, græcoꝝ graecorum, qđ quod, nõ non, pticipãs participans, gẽtibus gentibus, .ſ. scilicet, gñalis generalis, gñaliter generaliter, vſq; vsque, gñationes generationes, qbus quibus, xp̃i christi, ꝛ and &); the printed “iu finem” kept; the lemma brackets ⌊ ⌋ rendered [ ]; æ rendered ae; u/v and capitals as printed; spacing normalized. English translation new and AI-assisted (Rainbow Watch, 2026). Transcribed from the Internet Archive page image.
Ch. 20, fol. 45v