Inscriptions

Inscription #2642, S. Romolo monument for Giuseppe di Matteo di Giovanni Bianchini

Diplomatic Transcription

D.O.M. / IOSEPHO BIANCHINI CIVI FLORENTINO / MATTHEI FIL. IOANNIS NEP. / MATHEMATICES PROFESSIONE CLARO / IN DIVIDENDIS TVM CYCLOIDVM / TVM SPIRALIVM / LINEARVM VIBRATIONIBVS / PERITISSIMO / PVBLICI / HOROLOGII MODERATORI / STVDIOSISSIMO / GREGORIVS ET FRATRES BIANCHINI / MOESTISSIMI FILII / PATRI AMANTISSIMO SIBIQVE POSTERISQVE SVIS / PONI CVRARVNT / OBIIT NON. IAN. AN. D. MDCCXXXI. AET. SVAE LXXX.

Critical Transcription

D(eo) O(ptimo) M(aximo). Iosepho Bianchini civi florentino Matth(a)ei fil(io) Ioannis nep(oti) mathematices professione claro in dividendis tum cycloidum tum spiralium linearum vibrationibus peritissimo publici horologii moderatori studiosissimo Gregorius et fratres Bianchini moerentissimi filii patri amantissimo sibique posterisque suis poni cura(ve)runt. Obiit Non(is) Ian(uariis) an(no) D(omini) MDCCXXXI aet(atis) suae LXXX

Regularized Transcription

Deo Optimo Maximo. Iosepho Bianchini civi florentino Matthaei filio Ioannis nepoti mathematices professione claro in dividendis tum cycloidum tum spiralium linearum vibrationibus peritissimo publici horologii moderatori studiosissimo Gregorius et fratres Bianchini moerentissimi filii patri amantissimo sibique posterisque suis poni curaverunt. Obiit Nonis Ianuariis anno Domini MDCCXXXI aetatis suae LXXX

Translation

To God, the Best and Greatest. For Giuseppe Bianchini, a citizen of Florence, son of Matteo, grandson of Giovanni, renowned as a mathematician, most skilled in analyzing the oscillations of curves, both cycloidal and spiral, most diligent superintendent of the public clock, Gregorio and the Bianchini brothers, his most sorrowful sons, took care that this be placed for their most loving father, and for themselves and their descendants. He died on the Nones of January in the year of the Lord 1731, at the age of 80