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[Greek poetry - Neo-Latin poetry]

GROTIUS, Hugo

Dicta poetarum quae apud Ioannem Stobaeum exstant, emendata et Latino carmine reddita ab Hugone Grotio. Accesserunt Plutarchi & Basilii Magni de usu Graecorum poetarum libelli.

Paris, N. Buon, 1623


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4to: [40]-200-564 pp. (toned, some marginal dampstaining or min. spotting, tear in Zz4).

Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine, remains of ties (spine darkened).

Voluminous (and now very rare) major philological ed. by Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) of the largest Greek anthology to survive antiquity, primarily gnomological and including both prose and verse. Grotius revised the text of earlier editions of Stobaeus (5th c.) and added his own verse and prose translations. Greek texts with facing Latin translation. Woodcut mark on title.
Ref. TMD 458-459. - Hoffmann III:638.
Prov. Contemp. Dole Jesuit presentation inscription and ms. entry on title.

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Lot 770

Dicta poetarum quae apud Ioannem Stobaeum exstant, emendata et Latino carmine reddita ab Hugone Grotio. Accesserunt Plutarchi & Basilii Magni de usu Graecorum poetarum libelli.

GROTIUS, Hugo

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