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CHRYSOLORAS, Emanuel (d. 1415). Erotemata, in Greek. [Florence: ?Bartolommeo di Libri, c.1498/1500].
8 (159 x 115mm). Collation: -cs4. 86 leaves (of 88, lacking .4). 19 lines. Type: 4:121Gk. 3-line initial opening text supplied in red with penwork decoration by an amateur hand, paragraph marks, underlining and annotations supplied in red ink. (Extreme corner of replaced, lower third of replaced with loss of some text (Greek alphabet), marginal stain in final quire.) Early 19th-century red morocco, single gilt fillet around sides, gilt edges.
Third edition of the complete text of the most influential Greek grammatical textbook of the Italian Renaissance. Chrysoloras was brought to Florence in 1397 by Coluccio Salutati to teach Greek; in 1400 the Visconti enticed him northwards to teach at the University of Pavia. Assigned by BMC and GW to Benedictus Ricardinus, the edition is more likely the product of Bartolommeo di Libri, since the type is identical to Di Libri's type 4. Ricardinus is otherwise known only as an editor and corrector at the Giunta press until 1507; he is named in an edition of Zenobius, published by Philip Giunta and printed in the same type. The present edition was preceded by two editions printed at Florence, one by Laurentius de Alopa about 1496 and another, known in 2 copies only, tentatively dated to about 1488-94 (cf. N. Barker, Aldus Manutius, 1992, p. 37, no.20). A redaction of Chrysoloras's grammar by Guarino of Verona had also previously been printed, often accompanied by a Latin translation. RARE; only one copy of this edition (and none of the first) has appeared at auction in the past three decades. HCR 5015; BMC VI, 690 (IA. 28065a-b); GW 6695; IGI 2779; Goff C-491.
8 (159 x 115mm). Collation: -cs4. 86 leaves (of 88, lacking .4). 19 lines. Type: 4:121Gk. 3-line initial opening text supplied in red with penwork decoration by an amateur hand, paragraph marks, underlining and annotations supplied in red ink. (Extreme corner of replaced, lower third of replaced with loss of some text (Greek alphabet), marginal stain in final quire.) Early 19th-century red morocco, single gilt fillet around sides, gilt edges.
Third edition of the complete text of the most influential Greek grammatical textbook of the Italian Renaissance. Chrysoloras was brought to Florence in 1397 by Coluccio Salutati to teach Greek; in 1400 the Visconti enticed him northwards to teach at the University of Pavia. Assigned by BMC and GW to Benedictus Ricardinus, the edition is more likely the product of Bartolommeo di Libri, since the type is identical to Di Libri's type 4. Ricardinus is otherwise known only as an editor and corrector at the Giunta press until 1507; he is named in an edition of Zenobius, published by Philip Giunta and printed in the same type. The present edition was preceded by two editions printed at Florence, one by Laurentius de Alopa about 1496 and another, known in 2 copies only, tentatively dated to about 1488-94 (cf. N. Barker, Aldus Manutius, 1992, p. 37, no.20). A redaction of Chrysoloras's grammar by Guarino of Verona had also previously been printed, often accompanied by a Latin translation. RARE; only one copy of this edition (and none of the first) has appeared at auction in the past three decades. HCR 5015; BMC VI, 690 (IA. 28065a-b); GW 6695; IGI 2779; Goff C-491.