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Thesaurus Cornu copiae et Horti Adonidis, in Greek. Edited by Guarinus Camers (1430-1537), Carolus Antenoreus (fl. 15th century), Angelus Politianus (1454-1494), Urbanus Bolzanius and Aldus Manutius. Venice: Aldus Manutius, August 1496.
Super-chancery 2o (275 x 182 mm). Collation: s10 (title and contents, editors' letters and prefaces, epigrams, tract on undeclinable Greek words, etc.); aiKLmzs8 &4 (ar selections in alphabetical order from Eustathius and other Greek grammarians and shorter texts); ADs8 EE6 FZ8 (Ar writings of Herodian, Choeroboscus, Johannes Grammaticus Charax and others); GH-KK8.6 Ls8 (GH1r extracts from Johannes Grammaticus, Eustathius on Homer, Gregorius Corinthius and other short texts, Lr register, Lr colophon, Lv blank). 270 leaves (of 280, without s10 [title and preliminaries]). 30 lines and foliation. Types: 1:146Gk, 7:114Gk. 2- and 4-line initial spaces with printed guide letters. (Lacks preliminary leaves as above, a-2 browned and with pale marginal dampstain in upper margin, occasional pale spotting). Early 19th-century calf, sides panelled in gold with outer gold fillet and inner panel formed by 4 intersecting pointillé fillets threaded with tiny gold disks (rebacked).
Provenance: early marginalia -- Viscount Birkenhead (armorial bookplate)
FIRST EDITION of Eustathius Thessalonicensis (fl. ca. 1160-92) and of many of these selections from Greek grammatical writings.
HC 15493*; BMC V, 555 (IB. 24417); CIBN T-109; GW 7571; IGI 9510; Pr 5551; Goff T-158.
Super-chancery 2
Provenance: early marginalia -- Viscount Birkenhead (armorial bookplate)
FIRST EDITION of Eustathius Thessalonicensis (fl. ca. 1160-92) and of many of these selections from Greek grammatical writings.
HC 15493*; BMC V, 555 (IB. 24417); CIBN T-109; GW 7571; IGI 9510; Pr 5551; Goff T-158.