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SUDA -- OUIDAi. Edited by Demetrius Chalcondylas. Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andreas Torresanus, February 1514.
2 (320 x 216mm). Greek type, roman type (colophon only). 56 lines, double column. Initial spaces with guide-letter. Aldine device f4 on title, repeated on final verso. (Lacking sheet n1.8, replaced by a duplicate of m4.5, small wormhole in final quire touching some letters, first 2 leaves worn and repaired with slight loss, small perforation in title and final 2 leaves, occasional small stain.) 19th-century red half morocco (slight wear at extremities).
Second edition of this Greek lexicon, which has been called one of the most important literary monuments from the Byzantine period (cf. Krumbacher pp.562-70). Based in part on the work of Hesychius, it contains much information on Greek literature and history and preseves much 'that is ultimately derived from the earliest or best authorities in ancient scholarship, and includes topics from many departments of Greek learning and civilization' (Oxford Classical Dict.). Aldus took as his copy text a manuscript different from that used for the first edition, printed in 1499 at Milan. Adams S-2062; Ahmanson-Murphy 101; Renouard, Alde, 70:11.
2 (320 x 216mm). Greek type, roman type (colophon only). 56 lines, double column. Initial spaces with guide-letter. Aldine device f4 on title, repeated on final verso. (Lacking sheet n1.8, replaced by a duplicate of m4.5, small wormhole in final quire touching some letters, first 2 leaves worn and repaired with slight loss, small perforation in title and final 2 leaves, occasional small stain.) 19th-century red half morocco (slight wear at extremities).
Second edition of this Greek lexicon, which has been called one of the most important literary monuments from the Byzantine period (cf. Krumbacher pp.562-70). Based in part on the work of Hesychius, it contains much information on Greek literature and history and preseves much 'that is ultimately derived from the earliest or best authorities in ancient scholarship, and includes topics from many departments of Greek learning and civilization' (Oxford Classical Dict.). Aldus took as his copy text a manuscript different from that used for the first edition, printed in 1499 at Milan. Adams S-2062; Ahmanson-Murphy 101; Renouard, Alde, 70:11.