Vaus [or Vascus], John
Biography: Latinist, classical scholar and earliest Scottish writer on grammar. Born at Aberdeen about 1484 or 1490, the son of a priest and an unmarried woman. Vatican records state he was excused of his illegitmacy by the Pope 1503 in order to progress to the priesthood, and confirmed as vicar of Alness 1504. If born c.1584, may have been a student under Hector Boece at Aberdeen 1500-4. Studied at Paris, M.A. 1505, returned 1515-6. Appointed humanist in college of St Mary (afterwards King's College). Succeeded a namesake, Alexander Vascus. Pupil and colleague of Robert Gray. Published commentary on Doctrinale of Alexander de Villa Dei, supervised its printing in Paris. Chaplain to St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen. Succeeded in professorship by Theophilus Stewart. Mentioned in office in 1538, but probably died in that year as Stewart had succeeded by 1539.
Biography Date: 1484 or 90?-1538?
Biography References: Prov. Reg. Notes (DNB; See Spalding Club Miscellany, vol. v. pref.p43; Banff Collections, p65; Fasti Aberdonenses, pref. p.xxi; Ruddiman's Bibliotheca Romana; Delisle's Josse Bade et Jean Vaus, Paris 1896; Kellas Johnston's Script. Aberd. Incunabula in Scottish Notes and Queries, vol xii.); LOC; CERL (EEBO); DNB; Fasti 45; Drummond 308; ESL 155;
Book List
Owner (other form of name) |
Book Title |
Author |
Publication Place |
Date |
Vaus, Jo. |
Macrobius Aurelius integer: nitidus: suoq[ue] decori ab Ioanne Riuio superioribus annis: & nunc cura Ascensianorum: multo diligentius restitutus: Cum indicio... |
Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius |
Paris |
1519 |
Vaus, Jo. |
Auli Gellij noctium Atticarum libri vndeuiginti. Na[m] octauus desderatur praeter capitia. Cum indicio diligentissime collecto: & graecorum explanatione suis locis... |
Gellius, Aulus |
Paris |
1519 |
Vaus, Jo. |
Britanni[a]e utriusq[ue] regu[m] et principum origo & gesta insignia |
Geoffrey,of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph |
Paris |
1517 |
Vaus, Joannis |
Compendiosissima grammatica. |
Tardivus, Guilielmus. |
Paris |
1476 |
Vaus, Johannes |
Modus epistolandi |
Niger, Franciscus |
Paris |
149-? |
Vaus, John |
Naturalis historia. |
Pliny, the elder. |
Haguenau |
1518 |
Vaus, John |
Grammatice Sulpitiana cum textu Ascensiano recognito & in compluribus locis aucto. Cui recentissime hec addita sunt. Textus de graduum formatione... |
Sulpicius, J. |
Caen |
before 1519 |
Vaus, John |
Exercitationes grammatice nuper a Vatello aedite ad foelices... |
Vatel, J. |
Paris |
1512? |
Vaus, John |
Elegantiarum viginti precepta. |
Dati, A. |
Paris |
after 1500 |
Vaus, John |
Doctrinalis magistri Alexandri de Villa Dei. Pars prima: cum sinthensis et Ascensianis explanationibus. |
Alexander, de Villa Dei. |
Paris |
1504 |
Vaus, John |
Octavii Cleophili Phanensis ... Libellus de coetu poeturum ab Ascensio mendis plusculis tersus et ... Explanatus. |
Cleofilo, F.O. |
Paris |
before 1518 |
Vaus, John |
Theodori Gazae grammaticae institutionis libri quatuor, Latine & regione ad verbum fere expositi. |
Gaza, Theodore. |
Paris |
1521 |
Vaus, John |
Problematia logicalia Magistri Hieronimi de Hangest. |
Hangest, de, J. |
Paris |
1504 |
Vaus, John |
Exponibilia magistri. |
Major, J. |
Paris |
1503 |
Vaus, John |
Positiones phisicales. |
Cranston, David |
Paris |
1505 |
Vaus, John |
Genealogie Johannis Boccacij cum micantissimis arborum effigiacionibus cuiusq[ue] gentilis dei progeniem/ non tam aperte q[uem] summatim declarantibus cumq[ue] pr[a]efoecunda o[mn]i[u]m... |
Boccacio, G. |
Paris |
1511 |
Vaus, John |
Commentariorum vrbanoru[m] Raphaelis Volaterrani, octo & triginta libri cum duplici eoru[n]dem indice secu[n]dum tomos collecto. Item Oeconomicus Xenophontis, ab eodem... |
Maffei, R. |
Paris |
1526 |
Vaus, John |
Enneades Marci Antonij Sabellici ab orbe conditio ad inclinationem Romani Imperij. |
Sabellico. |
Venice |
1498 |
Vaus, John |
Tractatus de orthographia. |
Vivetus, J. |
Paris |
before 1501 |
Vaus, John |
Vocabularius breviloquus. |
Reuchlin, Johann |
Strasbourg |
1491 |
Vaus, John |
Naturalis historia Latin 1530. |
L'Aigue, de, Etienne |
Paris |
1539 |
Vaus, John. |
Aelii Antonii Nebrissensis grammatica cum quarta eius editione ... Francisci Ruizii in Antonii Silvam interpretatio ... Barbarismus Donati cum eiusdem... |
Lebrija (Nebrija) Antonio de, |
Lyon |
1515 |
Vaus, John. |
Epistolae. |
Barzizza, Gasparino. |
Paris |
1498 |
Vaus, John. |
Dionysii Halicarnasei originum sive antiquitatum Romanarum liber primus - undecimus |
Dionysius,of Halicarnassus |
Paris |
1498 |
Vaus, John. |
De curialium miseria
(Also bound with) - Ars Tulliano more epistolandi. - Presbyter, Jacobus. (Not Dated. Place of printing unknown) |
Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini) |
Paris |
c1490 |
Waus, Joannis |
Graecismus cum glosa Johannis Vincentii Metulini. |
Bethuniensis, Ebrardus |
Lyon |
1492 |