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EURIPIDES (c. 484-406 B.C.) Tragoedia septendecim, in Greek. Vol. I only. Venice: Aldus Manutius, February 1503.
One volume only, Aldine 8° (160 x 100mm). With blank leaves F6 and HH6. Woodcut Aldine device on final verso. (Without blank D4, a few small marginal stains, light stain in first few leaves.) 16th-century German pigskin, missing ties, author’s name written on top edges (without front endpaper, lightly rubbed, small stain on back cover). Provenance: Count Hieronymus Franz Josef de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels, Archbishop of Salzburg (1732-1812; bookplate recording his gift in 1784).
EDITIO PRINCEPS of the most important printed text of Euripides until the 18th century, formerly owned by an important patron of Mozart, Archbishop Colloredo. Only four of Euripides’ 19 extant plays had previously been published, at Florence c. 1495; 'Electra' was not published until 1545. Part of the copy-text for this edition has been identified (BnF suppl. gr. 212 and 393) -- the manuscript is in the hand of a member of the Gregoropoulos family, one of Aldus' editors, who is thought to have been chiefly responsible for establishing this edition. Adams E-1030; Ahmanson-Murphy 55; Renouard Alde 43:10.
One volume only, Aldine 8° (160 x 100mm). With blank leaves F6 and HH6. Woodcut Aldine device on final verso. (Without blank D4, a few small marginal stains, light stain in first few leaves.) 16th-century German pigskin, missing ties, author’s name written on top edges (without front endpaper, lightly rubbed, small stain on back cover). Provenance: Count Hieronymus Franz Josef de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels, Archbishop of Salzburg (1732-1812; bookplate recording his gift in 1784).
EDITIO PRINCEPS of the most important printed text of Euripides until the 18th century, formerly owned by an important patron of Mozart, Archbishop Colloredo. Only four of Euripides’ 19 extant plays had previously been published, at Florence c. 1495; 'Electra' was not published until 1545. Part of the copy-text for this edition has been identified (BnF suppl. gr. 212 and 393) -- the manuscript is in the hand of a member of the Gregoropoulos family, one of Aldus' editors, who is thought to have been chiefly responsible for establishing this edition. Adams E-1030; Ahmanson-Murphy 55; Renouard Alde 43:10.
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